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That would require either the state finding a legal source of fentanyl that is willing to sell them the drug for that purpose (challenging, given most pharma co
by dannypgh 8y ago
That would require either the state finding a legal source of fentanyl that is willing to sell them the drug for that purpose (challenging, given most pharma companies refuse due to some mix of principles and not wanting their product to be associated with death) or the state contracting with black market suppliers.
Given the state imprisons low level illicit drug suppliers, I'm guessing the hypocrisy of granting legit contracts to illicit drug manufacturers is enough to make the black market route a non-starter.
- tomatocracy 8y agoIt's not just principles that causes the issue for pharma companies (although the principles are, I think, real and truly held by the senior executives of those companies) - the EU has also banned export of any drugs for use in executions which makes it legally problematic for them too.
- function_seven 8y agoThat already have that problem with the drugs currently used, so it doesn’t seem to be an additional roadblock to using a simpler cocktail. Also, aren’t there Chinese suppliers who wouldn’t add those troublesome stipulations?
- wolfgke 8y ago> That would require either the state finding a legal source of fentanyl that is willing to sell them the drug for that purpose (challenging, given most pharma companies refuse due to some mix of principles and not wanting their product to be associated with death) or the state contracting with black market suppliers. Or simply open a small gouvernmental lab that produces the drug in the small amounts necessary.
- Overtonwindow 8y agoI’m very surprised that someone hasn’t opened a company explicitly to manufacture execution drugs.