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Re: I was just thinking. It was refreshing.
Posted By: Howard, on host 209.86.36.135
Date: Sunday, February 4, 2001, at 19:47:17
In Reply To: Re: I was just thinking. It was refreshing. posted by Wolfspirit on Sunday, February 4, 2001, at 12:00:23:

> > I was just wondering why anybody would sell illegal drugs when the big money is in the legal stuff.
> > Howard
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> What do you mean -- in booze, or tobacco? ;)
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> In an ideal world, I'd move to legalize marijuana for medical and industrial hemp purposes -- thereby moving it off the restricted list -- and instead put hard-content alcohol and cigarettes on the FDA's Schedule 1 list ("High potential for abuse; no current legal medical use in the US"), where they can rightfully join heroin and LSD as noxiously abusive and illegal drugs.
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> Wolfspirit

The legal stuff is perscribed by doctors. I'm very healthy for my age, but I still take two perscription drugs a day. It's very expensive. Pity the poor old folks who are in poor health. I know some who take a dozen pills a day. Some have to choose between food and medicine!
Howard