[Ronin]

That actually makes a lot of sense to me. Let them grow it, sell it to us. We stockpile the raw opium and sell it to pharmaceutical companies which use it legally. The farmers get the bread, the companies get the morphine which they use legitimately, the druggies get squat.

Hell, given what food prices are doing recently, it might not be too long before corn and wheat pay more than poppies.

[B4Ranch]

I know that a plan such as this would put a lot of doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers, EMT'S, helicopter pilots, cops, prison guards, judges, clerical staff, lobbyists, etc out of work. The effect on our national economy could be quite severe. So I can comprehend the reluctance to utilize brains before dollars. I am afraid it has a slim chance of ever being implemented in our lifetimes.

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