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Imagine for a moment if meth were legalized -- production would move beyond shady basements with lax safety measures, distribution would move beyond inner-city
by ihsw 13y ago
Imagine for a moment if meth were legalized -- production would move beyond shady basements with lax safety measures, distribution would move beyond inner-city gangs and other unpleasant cartels, consumption would move beyond lonely apartments and back-alleys, and storage would move beyond dirty needles and shoddy pipes (it could even be refined into pills).
Now realize that the entire pharmaceuticals industry is born from this desire for safe production, distribution, consumption, and storage of drugs -- and the hypocrisy of selective drug prohibition.
- oinksoft 13y agoJust wanted to point out that drugs are insufflated, smoked, or taken intravenously so that the chemicals enter the bloodstream and hit the brain quickly (so I'm not sure tablet meth would be a big hit).
- foobarbazqux 13y agoAlso you can put them in your bum.
- jbronn 13y agoMeth is legal, the pharmaceutical name is Desoxyn.
- axus 13y agoMeth is a very destructive addictive substance. Legalized, it would addict and harm more people than pain pills, and not really add any benefit to society or individuals. The gang violence from keeping it illegal isn't too bad now, is it?
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- wycx 13y agoIf all drugs were legal, would people still take meth? I suspect meth is abundant now because of logistical reasons i.e. it can be manufactured in the country it is sold, using precursors that can also be obtained there (legally or otherwise), rather than having to grow plants (coca, poppies, marijuana) which can be seized whilst growing or being imported from overseas. A good drug policy would make meth seem like the bad idea that it is by providing superior alternatives.
- Daniel_Newby 13y agoBefore prohibition, dextroamphetamine was vastly more popular than methamphetamine. I'd love to see a return to the good old days of dextroamphetamine in every corner store. It would save so many people from meth and coke.
- ebiester 13y agoI know I'm treading on very thin water here, but meth in and of itself isn't terrible. A small dosage will give a similar reaction as Ritalin. Were meth legal, Silicon Valley would be drowning in it, and not for 3 night binges. It would be Erdos-style addiction.
- j2d3 13y agoit is not necessary to imagine this. we give it to our children. it is called adderall.