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For me, this is where it matters whether or not it's for sale. If you're growing your own opium poppies, cooking your own meth, or whatever, I'm fine with that

For me, this is where it matters whether or not it's for sale. If you're growing your own opium poppies, cooking your own meth, or whatever, I'm fine with that. Give some to your friends, even. If you start selling it, or make it a business, then it becomes everyone's problem, and government should step in. If/when weed is legalized nationally, the big tobacco companies (plus a few others) will smell money, take over the market, and advertise like crazy; then we'll have to set some limits. Drugs have to be regulated on a case-by-case basis. Caffeine is available to anyone and untaxed. Alcohol is only available to those over 21, and taxed. Tobacco, 18 and heavily taxed. Opium? I'm not comfortable with selling opium becoming a legal business model. Like most things in life, drug legalization is a compromise.

sasasassy 7y ago
Where is caffeine not taxed?
- werber 7y ago
  There is not an additional sin tax on it, is what I believe they were saying
dtech 7y ago
Is tobacco advertisement still allowed in the US? I'd expect Heroin/Meth to be under even stricter advertising, tax and availability regulations than Tobacco if it were legalized. Advertising ban for Marijuana seems similarly reasonable, although then Alcohol advertising should also be banned.
- username223 7y ago
  Tobacco ads haven't been legal in awhile, and I'd be fine with a ban on alcohol advertising. Marijuana's legal status is shaky enough that a lot of dispensaries are cash businesses, because banks and payment processors don't want to touch them. We've already been down that road with heroin, and it wasn't pretty: http://www.businessinsider.com/yes-bayer-promoted-heroin-for-children-here-are-the-ads-that-prove-it-2011-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/yes-bayer-promoted-heroin-for...
fifnir 7y ago
> I'm not comfortable with selling opium becoming a legal business model. How about synthetic opium? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Timeline._Overdose_deaths_involving_opioids,_United_States.gif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Timeline._Overdose_deaths...
- username223 7y ago
  Prescription drugs are a different matter, since they hopefully involve a physician's good judgment. The Sacklers are seriously evil, but probably less harmful overall than selling Fentanyl at Walmart.

sasasassy 7y ago

Where is caffeine not taxed?

werber 7y ago
There is not an additional sin tax on it, is what I believe they were saying

dtech 7y ago

Is tobacco advertisement still allowed in the US? I'd expect Heroin/Meth to be under even stricter advertising, tax and availability regulations than Tobacco if it were legalized. Advertising ban for Marijuana seems similarly reasonable, although then Alcohol advertising should also be banned.

username223 7y ago
Tobacco ads haven't been legal in awhile, and I'd be fine with a ban on alcohol advertising. Marijuana's legal status is shaky enough that a lot of dispensaries are cash businesses, because banks and payment processors don't want to touch them. We've already been down that road with heroin, and it wasn't pretty: http://www.businessinsider.com/yes-bayer-promoted-heroin-for-children-here-are-the-ads-that-prove-it-2011-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/yes-bayer-promoted-heroin-for...

fifnir 7y ago

> I'm not comfortable with selling opium becoming a legal business model. How about synthetic opium? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Timeline._Overdose_deaths_involving_opioids,_United_States.gif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Timeline._Overdose_deaths...

username223 7y ago
Prescription drugs are a different matter, since they hopefully involve a physician's good judgment. The Sacklers are seriously evil, but probably less harmful overall than selling Fentanyl at Walmart.