[extropy-chat] A Chilling Thought.

[Lifespan Pharma Inc.]

You know, that fits very well into the medical marijuna situation.
The pharmaceutialized version @ 15-30,000/year is clearly available to 
the most able to pay
and the knowledge of the longevity potential of the substances within is 
reasonably accessible
but the continuence of prohibition laws creates a good highly 
restricted  market system and cash flow to those
capable of manipulating the key positions in that economy.

As an aside I include in my definition of medical marijuna the hemp 
chemistry which lacks the
psychogenic factors but reatins the entire remainder of the underlying 
chemistry.




Mike Lorrey wrote:

>--- Rik van Riel <riel at surriel.com> wrote:
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>>On Sat, 14 May 2005, The Avantguardian wrote:
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>>>What if the rich are just biding their time knowing that the
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>>technology 
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>>>is nigh upon us and try to illegalize it SPECIFICALLY so they can
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>>get 
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>>>access to it while the proletariat can't? Like Cuban cigars.
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>>I'd say that is very unlikely.  After all, the rich like
>>keeping money (otherwise they wouldn't be rich), so they
>>have no interest in these new technologies not becoming
>>commodities that are safe and easily available to them.
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>You aren't seeing the point: just because technology isn't available to
>US doesn't mean it won't be available to THEM. Much like machine guns,
>most people think they are banned, while in reality production/supply
>is limited, prices have escalated out of reach of most people, and
>those who gain the special permission of govt can enjoy the privilege.
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>Given the propensity of Chinese, for example, to kill off daughters, or
>selectively abort based on gender of the fetus (to describe it more
>euphemistically for the politically correct here), the PTB clearly feel
>that most of the human race cannot responsibly handle advanced
>reproductive and longevity technologies.
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>Mike Lorrey
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