runchman said:What happened to the good old days of a little bit of weed and some Pink Floyd. Sheesh.
Brat said:It would be interesting to hear rehab specialists describe the characteristics of the first time user. That should be our target group to educate.
Brat said:The challenge for us all is how do we discourage folks from trying it in the first place?
lazygood4nothinbum said:speaking of weed & sheesh, i recently attended an exhibit of chicano art collected by cheech of cheech & chong fame.
Brat said:Clamping down on sudephedrine distribution is good but not enough.
Texas Proud said:Sorry... but very stupid IMO.... it is now hard to get something that is LEGAL, non-prescriptive that helps me with my allergies.. Pass a law or something that says not to sell more than 3 or 5 packs... but, if you still want to get it, you can... NOBODY ever checks the list of who is buying this stuff... just another layer of stupid law that cost us time and money..
But these laws make politicians feel good about themselves. Every politician who voted for the law can now say that they are tough on the war on drugs. They have Zero Tolerance for drugs no matter what the consequences are.Texas Proud said:just another layer of stupid law that cost us time and money..
Brat said:It's not that no one should buy or use the stuff, just not in sufficient quantity to use in meth mfg. Don't be too confident that no one is checking. Drug cops know their neighborhood. They can scan the list and pick up on patterns, associates of known cooks, that you or I would miss completely.
Actually the program is very effective. What is happening now is that in order to mfg in quantity locally they must import from abroad, a disruption of their supply chain. There are BIG profits in meth mfg so they will do whatever they can to market their product.
Texas Proud said:I don't mind them having a limit... from the shows they had on TV, it takes a LOT for the meth labs... so, someone buying 2 to 5 boxes is not going to make a dent...
And I have asked every time I buy if ANYBODY has ever looked at the list (and I have been to a few drug stores).. and always get the answer, never. They don't have to send them anywhere and nobody looks at them... So, again I say that a stupid law that is not getting at the problem. And BTW, I had also asked if there is anything preventing me from going store to store and buying... all pharmacies have said "no"... they don't even keep records in the same company at different stores...
Texas Proud said:Sorry... but very stupid IMO.... it is now hard to get something that is LEGAL, non-prescriptive that helps me with my allergies.. Pass a law or something that says not to sell more than 3 or 5 packs... but, if you still want to get it, you can... NOBODY ever checks the list of who is buying this stuff... just another layer of stupid law that cost us time and money..
neeps said:Drug dealers don't buy their boxes of cold pills like you do. They steal them off the shelves. That's why them being behind the counter reduces the supply.
Wasn't that the point of Prohibition?Texas Proud said:SO, because 1 or 2% of the population can't do what they need to, let's punish the other 98%... yea, that makes perfect sense to me..
Texas Proud said:SO, because 1 or 2% of the population can't do what they need to, let's punish the other 98%... yea, that makes perfect sense to me..
... yet, we are the ones who have to pay the price...