On 8/23/05, J.A. Terranson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, Tyler Durden wrote: > > Yes, but the old question needs to be asked: How much of this crime would go > > away if crystal meth were legal?
agreed; though i'd rather see them taking something less neurotoxic, like dex or racemic amphetamine. > Lets not forget the lessons of the NYC Methadone "Maintenance" Programs > either... Along with legalization > must come the removal of monopoly practices such a single sourcing of the > drug and prescriptions to dispense. Only then does the free market take > over and keep the price, and the crime, low. fortunately stimulants are some of the cheapest drugs to produce minus all the regulatory overhead. > I like the idea of belief in drug-prohibition as a religion in that it is > a strongly held belief based on grossly insufficient evidence and > bolstered by faith born of intuitions flowing from the very beliefs they > are intended to support. > > don zweig, M.D. i'm saving this quote :)