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> "It is unimaginable to believe that if heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, or even over-the-counter medications were being distributed in 23 states and the Dist
by MichaelGG 12y ago
> "It is unimaginable to believe that if heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, or even over-the-counter medications were being distributed in 23 states and the District of Columbia, Congress and the President would abdicate all regulatory authority to those jurisdictions, and then cut off all funds … to intervene in related distribution activities"
What does this quote mean? I'm having trouble parsing it properly.
Also, in the US, methamphetamine is a legal Schedule II drug for ADHD and obesity.
- Alex3917 12y agoThey're saying that if 23 states had legalized heroin then the government would have intervened to stop them. So the fact that the government hasn't intervened shows that it isn't as dangerous as other schedule I drugs, and therefore shouldn't be schedule I. (Even though as you say cocaine and methamphetamine are both legal by prescription, and heroin is basically legal as well in the form of morphine, but whatever.)