From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxa!mhuxh!mhuxm!pyuxjj!pyuxcc!djj
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: Legalization of Drugs
Article-I.D.: pyuxcc.281
Posted: Fri Jun 25 09:42:55 1982
Received: Mon Jun 28 06:14:53 1982

Why don't we turn the drug industry into another Medicaid and have
the government sponsor it???  Anyone who wanted drugs would go to
the County/Parish Head Shop and show his/her Drug-Aid card.
Of course, he/she would have financed this program through
payroll deduction and taxes.  Expensive drugs (heroin, lsd) would
be available at moderate charge to the addict, with less expensive
drugs (pot, valium, airplane glue, mushrooms) being free.
The moderate charge for heroin and lsd would offset the higher cost
of production and would also generate advertising revenue so that
the government could promote its Drug-Aid stores.

Enough of that satire (IT WAS SATIRE -- NO FLAMES PLEASE).
The basic premise is valid, though a bit farfetched.  It is much
like the child who is discovered playing with matches.  Buy him
a BIG box of matches and have him/her light each and every one
while you watch.  The thrill is gone after a few minutes!
If drugs were to be legalized, the serious addicts would either be'
identified (or die) and we would be left with only 'recreational'
users.  I think in time these would also fade out and drugs would
return to their place as treatment agents not agents of addiction.

dave