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Ed Pawlowski

On 4/27/2017 5:27 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-04-27 5:21 PM, wrote:
>> On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 06:03:09 +1000, Bruce >
>> wrote:
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>>> On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:30:57 -0300, wrote:
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>>>> On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:20:03 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:05:03 -0300, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes I was being sarcastic. I feel all that prohibition did was to
>>>>>> make bootleggers rich and we should all appreciate, legal is better
>>>>>> but needs some checks in place such as age and driving etc etc
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mind you, in my part of Canada there are still people with illegal
>>>>>> stills. When I lived in the country I bought from one from time to
>>>>>> time, quicker than a trip all the way back into town.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have read that the reason that we have so many people in prisons in
>>>>> the US is a result of the War on Drugs. We had populations the same
>>>>> as or lower than other countries up to that point.
>>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>>> Could be, if I recall correctly don't people go to prison now for mere
>>>> possession of cannabis, whether in quantities to deal or simply a
>>>> personal smoke? Politicians think it sounds great to say they are
>>>> 'cracking down on drugs' but usually don't think these things through
>>>>
>>>
>>> I wish they would leave pot alone and focus their resources on ice
>>> (meth). That's the real problem here, also in traffic.
>>
>> Again, with the Fentanyl problem, spending bucks on distributing the
>> antidote freely seems a better bargain.
>
> Sure, but charge them for the antidote. A couple weeks ago I watched a
> news report and they interviewed a young woman about safe injection
> sites and the need to have the antidote on hand. She spoke from
> experience, having OD'ed a dozen times. If they can afford the money for
> the drugs they are ODing on they should be able to afford to pay for the
> antidote.
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One on the news here a few weeks ago was a couple that OD'd and a few
hours later the police were back for the same reason. They should set a
limit of dose of Narcan a month or goodbye.