If you think the tobacco lawsuits were messy, wait until you see the Meth lawsuits.
Maybe Meth users should organize. You know, they were once depressed about their life situation, and now because of the wonder drug meth, it makes them “feel” better. I know, “medical meth”!
I can just see the guy on death row for hacking 3 people to death suing “Big Meth” for a lifetime of pain and suffering.
I suspect that if you managed to shut down all the small time meth cooks and offer the business to a large pharmaceutical company, the company wouldn’t touch it based on the liabilities alone.
I'm still waiting for the alcohol lawsuits. But I'm not holding my breath - brewers and distillers never claimed their product was free from health effects.