Posted on 06/23/2018 9:00:01 PM PDT by vannrox
Somebody should send Jeff a gift-wrapped edition of Alexander Shulgin’s “PIKHAL” and “TIKHAL” for leisure reading.
Wow! Under these new powers it would even be illegal for Mick Dundee to shove a blowfly up his nose. Bummer!
The Libertarian in me says “Put whatever you want into your body, but when you overdose, or injure yourself or others, don’t expect me to pick up the tab. You own it.”
The Conservative in me asks, “Does having a segment of the population wacked out on drugs make us more or less competitive in the world market?”
Kinda scary to see them go balls to the walls on the opiode thing. My dad and FnL both dealt with severe pain. One with late onset muscular dystrophy and the other an amputation issue. Both at a time when the Feds were working to cut the supply of pain killers, making it difficult to get them.
Ever seen a 6’6” man weep like a baby in pain?
A greater problem arises when innocent people go to jail because a fleck of donut frosting turns positive in a drug test kit.
“the Feds were working to cut the supply of pain killers, making it difficult to get them”
The DEA has created a de facto cap on opioid per day dose (90 MME). Even though the cap is only a guideline issued by the CDC, the DEA has cited this guideline when charging physicians for wrongful deaths, effectively criminalizing prescribing opioids above this dose. Now, no physician is going to risk their liberty to treat severe pain with opioids.
This demonstrates the utterly pathetic and disgusting police state mentality of Sessions. With his defense if the corrupt DOJ and FBI he is emblematic for what is wrong with government. His alliance with the gun grabber Feinstein only confirms this.
The answer here is so obvious; give the power back to the states. The DEA does not need to exist in its present form; states should make and enforce drug laws. Issues between states can be resolved by mutual agreements between states or if necessary via Federal courts. Interdiction could be handled by re-assigning former DEA agents into border control.
This is not aimed at pot, it will be used against vitamins.
I understand exactly what you are going through. My F-I-L suffered greatly in his last couple of years at the hands of medical technology. He as an ex-pro football player. And yes I did see him weep like a baby.
Nonetheless; I was his call to have the medical procedures that kept him alive and suffering well beyond what I would have wanted. But then again it was not my call and who know what I will want when I’m 89.
Most heroin comes from Mexico, fentanyl is being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. from China.
Oh, by the way, could you guess who is the largest holder of opium stockpiles in the world? Wanna take a guess where it is stored?
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930916&slug=1721425
Interesting. Opiates are a store of value. The Feds have driven up the price of opiates through their policies.
“But Congress won’t let the department sell the drugs.”
That seems like disinfo. The treasury has every reason to do something like this to stabilize the dollar. They’re selling through some agency like DEA.
“Since 1955 the drugs have been part of the nation’s strategic reserves and were intended to tide the country over if foreign opium supplies were cut off in an emergency.”
That’s a laugher. Since when did the Feds give a rip about the peasantry. They won’t even harden the electrical grid. Anyways, the Feds are saying that opiates are bad, so why would need them in an emergency.
>>the Feds are saying that opiates are bad, so why would need them in an emergency.<<
I just can’t help but to think there is a control agenda here. Hate to sound tin foil hat guy, but nothing...I mean nothing surprises me about this government any longer.
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