In the US MDMA started off as a legal drug until the mid 80s when the DEA made it illegal
The DEA has to justify its existence somehow...
Drug Companies Can Legally Start Selling Cocaine, Heroin, and MDMA
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#12In the US MDMA started off as a legal drug until the mid 80s when the DEA made it illegal
Man, I remember the time when we had to pass a constitutional amendment to make a substance illegal. Now a government agency can just declare substances illegal without needing to justify it to anybody.
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#13Good grief, the media is really running with this lol. "scientific and medical purposes only"
Don't let the truth stand in the way of a good headline.
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#14“They are only permitted for sale to other licence holders who have cocaine listed on their licence, pharmacists, practitioners, hospitals, or the holder of a section 56(1) exemption for research purposes,” the agency said. Wonder if "research tourism" is expected to become a thing? ;)
That's basically how California marijuana licenses were handed out before it was legalized.
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#15Any luck they'll create something like a Managed Alcohol Program: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managed_alcohol_program Unclear what benefit there is to stopping people addicted to opiates getting those opiates cleanly and cheaply.
> Unclear what benefit there is to stopping people addicted to opiates getting those opiates cleanly and cheaply.
“Addicted to opiates” is a big spectrum. Someone dependent on a mild recreational dose can possibly continue like that for a long time if, and only if, they don’t try to escalate their dose. The issue is that the recreational value wears off quickly as tolerance sets in, which means they’re only taking the opiate to avoid withdrawals at that point. So addicts start increasing their dose, or they try to play games where they go into withdrawal for a while so they can get a small “high” when they redose. This is why addicts are transitioned to maintenance therapy on maintenance-specific medications.
Prolonged opioid use can also worsen pain due to counter-regulation in certain systems, which creates further desire to increase doses over the very long term. Vicious cycle.
For opiate users taking moderate to high doses, it’s not so simple. These will take a toll over time and the users simply can’t function at their jobs, their personal lives, or even in taking care of their own health. They often go through a period of illusion where they feel like they can be functional addicts forever and may fool friends, family, and coworkers for some time. However, the high doses will destroy their ability to function over time.
The idea that opioid abusers can be fine if they just have a perpetual clean supply doesn’t really pan out. Even chronic pain patients on purely therapeutic regimens with zero recreational value (post tolerance) have a litany of problems over the long term.
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#16In the US MDMA started off as a legal drug until the mid 80s when the DEA made it illegal
Man, I remember the time when we had to pass a constitutional amendment to make a substance illegal. Now a government agency can just declare substances illegal without needing to justify it to anybody.
It’s amazing. The regime loves all the agencies/departments though as it maintains power in the event the people elect someone that would give democracy back to the people.
These agencies just have carte-blanche to pass laws based on whatever whim they might have. They set limits on things and decide what and how to regulate.
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#17In the US MDMA started off as a legal drug until the mid 80s when the DEA made it illegal
That’s how drug classification works - molecules don’t start off as banned.
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#18Oddly, this may create problems for end-users that are currently able to acquire these substances through a prescription through the "Special Access Program", which grants the ability to import drugs not available in Canada, which means your choice of suppliers.
If there is a domestic licensed supplier, and only one, Health Canada will likely force you to go through them and pay whatever they ask.
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#19In the US MDMA started off as a legal drug until the mid 80s when the DEA made it illegal
The DEA has to justify its existence somehow...
The DEA is not just chasing street drug dealers. They also went after US companies that helped manufacturing the opioid crisis with oxycontin and fentanyl and tried to shut them down.
Unfortunately, big pharma talked to their congressmen buddies to limit the action of the DEA. (see Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act)
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#20Good grief, the media is really running with this lol. "scientific and medical purposes only"
oxycotin, which is opium, should only be used for medical purposes. Yet somehow pharmaceuticals got doctors to prescribe until we have an opioid crisis in the US.