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  • What is the rationale behind the prescription drug laws?

    04/21/2007 2:24:32 PM PDT · by BlazingArizona · 139 replies · 1,640+ views
    Salon.com ^ | Glenn Greenwald
    I've always been interested in the topic of prescription drug laws because -- even more than laws which prohibit adults from using recreational drugs -- it seems absolutely unjustifiable for the government to prevent adult citizens from deciding for themselves which pharmaceutical products they want to use. Put another way, it seems unfathomable that competent adults are first required to obtain the "permission" of a doctor before being "allowed" to obtain and consume the medications they think they need -- and that they are committing crimes if they do not first obtain that permission (or, worse, if they try to...