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it's regulated as part of the illicit drug supply chain. you can own a pill press just as you can a firearm, as long as you register it and follow the rules.

trhway 2y ago
Reminds how back in USSR you had to register typewriters - each country has its own fears. I wonder though what is so special about pill press - as far as i see any press, manual or mechanized, can be used to press pills. Does it mean that all presses should be registered? Also reminds how back then, when i was relatively new to the US, veterinary giving me a syringe instructed me to put it into a pocket to make sure it isn't visible. I was perplexed to say the least - hide plastic syringe from view in a country where i had heard you can walk openly on the street with semi-automatic version of Kalashnikov :)
- rbanffy 2y ago
  Well… there is no National Syringe Association to pay for a lobby group.
- strken 2y ago
  I'm likewise confused. It seems like you could machine something more effective in about an hour out of a hydraulic shop press and some steel, and it's not like drug users are averse to buying drugs in bags. Also, as far as I know, gelatin capsules are perfectly legal in the US.
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blkhawk 2y ago
Cars, trousers and water are also part of that supply chain. The issue is that governments or rather politicians then to take moral panics as an opportunity to simulate activity to the people who elect them often choosing targets that cannot push back over actual utility. The argument is that regulating these kinds of "parts of the supply chain" is completely nonsensical and a waste of every-bodies time.
- rbanffy 2y ago
  > Cars, trousers and water are also part of that supply chain. All of these can be used for other purposes. A pill press is far more targeted than a car, a pair of trousers, or a gallon of water.
- anonymousab 2y ago
  Lots of information about car ownership and usage is tracked by the government.

trhway 2y ago

Reminds how back in USSR you had to register typewriters - each country has its own fears. I wonder though what is so special about pill press - as far as i see any press, manual or mechanized, can be used to press pills. Does it mean that all presses should be registered? Also reminds how back then, when i was relatively new to the US, veterinary giving me a syringe instructed me to put it into a pocket to make sure it isn't visible. I was perplexed to say the least - hide plastic syringe from view in a country where i had heard you can walk openly on the street with semi-automatic version of Kalashnikov :)

rbanffy 2y ago
Well… there is no National Syringe Association to pay for a lobby group.
strken 2y ago
I'm likewise confused. It seems like you could machine something more effective in about an hour out of a hydraulic shop press and some steel, and it's not like drug users are averse to buying drugs in bags. Also, as far as I know, gelatin capsules are perfectly legal in the US.

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blkhawk 2y ago

Cars, trousers and water are also part of that supply chain. The issue is that governments or rather politicians then to take moral panics as an opportunity to simulate activity to the people who elect them often choosing targets that cannot push back over actual utility. The argument is that regulating these kinds of "parts of the supply chain" is completely nonsensical and a waste of every-bodies time.

rbanffy 2y ago
> Cars, trousers and water are also part of that supply chain. All of these can be used for other purposes. A pill press is far more targeted than a car, a pair of trousers, or a gallon of water.
anonymousab 2y ago
Lots of information about car ownership and usage is tracked by the government.