Meanwhile prescription opioids for chronic pain patients are practically prohibited.
The CSA is IMO unconstitutional. But even if some people believe that Feds can regulate drugs in general, the case for them regulating the practice of medicine and prescriptions is that much weaker.
Think of it. An addict can pretty much buy heroin and shoot up unsupervised without risking prosecution. But a cancer patient can’t or has a very hard time getting much safer prescription opioids because the doctor fears prosecution by FED DOJ
“The CSA is IMO unconstitutional”
Amendment XVIII clearly indicates the federal government previously lacked authority to put Eliot Ness to work.