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Re:I supported legalizing all drugs, then the opioid epidemi... by reefoctopus on Thursday April 20, 2017 @11:37AM (#14157608)
Most people dying from fentynl aren't buying it on purpose. They're heroin addicts who would gladly choose that if it were legal.

>Carfentinil, the elephant tranquilizer is 100x stronger than fetanyl. There's no way we as a society can allow this to flow freely

I'm glad you understand that potency is the issue, but you're advocating policy that causes potency to increase.

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Re:I supported legalizing all drugs, then the opioid epidemi... by brilliantcode on Thursday April 20, 2017 @12:33PM (#14158211)
> They're heroin addicts who would gladly choose that if it were legal.

It seems more of a preference. Lot of heroin users dislike the fetanyl high and remain heroin users.

> I'm glad you understand that potency is the issue, but you're advocating policy that causes potency to increase.

I disagree. The policy that made sense for mild opiods, namely legalizing and regulation. However, we are dealing with an extremely harmful chemical-a tiny grain size of salt of carfentinil will kill. There's just no way this can be used recreationally and responsibly.

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