[PissAndVinegar]

“There’s NO use for ricin other than killing people.”

I just googled ‘ricin medical uses’and found this on the CDC Site:

Ricin has some potential medical uses, such as bone marrow transplants and cancer treatment (to kill cancer cells).

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricin#Potential_medicinal_use

[PissAndVinegar]

Somehow missed your second sentence - I just told you something you already know - duh me ;-)

[Rick.Donaldson]

Yes/...

You’re right. My point is, Ricin in the FORM IT WAS FOUND has NO MEDICAL use. If you dig a bit deeper you will discover this.

The “form” in which it was found was a powder form, and found with beans...

that’s NOT a controlled chemical environment (in a vial in a hotel room) and people aren’t going to have it as a “medication”.

so, my point remains, the ricin found as it was HAS NO USE OTHER THAN TO KILL.

This was a deliberate act by some one to use something to kill people