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Re:The war on drugs is a broken business model by betterunix on Saturday October 12, 2013 @10:49AM (#6538892)
"I still believe there are drugs that should be prohibited. Especially...Methamphetamine,"

Methamphetamine is legal by prescription. This is the war on drugs in its truest form: giving well-connected businesses (like big pharma) special advantages at everyone's expense.

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Re:The war on drugs is a broken business model by drjesusphd on Saturday October 12, 2013 @01:06PM (#6539379)
As is THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.

And they have the absolute fucking audacity to call it "Marinol".

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Re:The war on drugs is a broken business model by DerpDerpDerp on Saturday October 12, 2013 @01:14PM (#6539417)
They're also presently working on CBD (one of the other common chemicals in marijuana, generally the second most prevalent after THC) derivatives for medical usage.
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Re:The war on drugs is a broken business model by Pitarou on Sunday October 13, 2013 @06:19AM (#6542090)
That's beautiful.
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