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