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You know, that fits very well into the medical marijuna situation.<br>
The pharmaceutialized version @ 15-30,000/year is clearly available to
the most able to pay<br>
and the knowledge of the longevity potential of the substances within
is reasonably accessible<br>
but the continuence of prohibition laws creates a good highly
restricted market system and cash flow to those<br>
capable of manipulating the key positions in that economy.<br>
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As an aside I include in my definition of medical marijuna the hemp
chemistry which lacks the<br>
psychogenic factors but reatins the entire remainder of the underlying
chemistry.<br>
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Mike Lorrey wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">--- Rik van Riel <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:riel@surriel.com"><riel@surriel.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Sat, 14 May 2005, The Avantguardian wrote:
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<pre wrap="">What if the rich are just biding their time knowing that the
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<pre wrap="">is nigh upon us and try to illegalize it SPECIFICALLY so they can
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<pre wrap="">access to it while the proletariat can't? Like Cuban cigars.
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<pre wrap="">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.
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.
Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
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It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
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