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To: Nachum

I don't get it ... Oxycontin is a prescription drug yet cannabis is too dangerous to make it a controlled substance also? When you consider how cannabis was first outlawed (the chemical industry wanted to limit competition for their new artificial fibers), it is weird to now see the subpreme court canceling states' rights to regulate!


6 posted on 06/10/2005 2:34:19 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: MHGinTN
I don't get it ... Oxycontin is a prescription drug yet cannabis is too dangerous to make it a controlled substance also? When you consider how cannabis was first outlawed (the chemical industry wanted to limit competition for their new artificial fibers), it is weird to now see the subpreme court canceling states' rights to regulate!

You may have answered your own question. Just as chemical companies like DuPont didn't want to compete against natural hemp, drug companies like Purdue Pharma (manufacturer of OxyContin) probably don't want to compete against natural marijuana.

33 posted on 06/10/2005 3:12:39 PM PDT by Drew68 (IYAOYAS! Semper Gumby!)
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