US War on Drugs

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Originally Posted by moosmom

In CT as of October 1, all the cold medicines that contain the active ingredient in making Crystal Meth are now put behind the counters of pharmacies. In order to buy the stuff, the customer needs to sign a log book and show picture ID such as a driver's license. MANY people are up in arms about it, saying it's a violation of their constitutional rights to privacy. I say, what's the big deal if you have nothing to hide or aren't doing anything illegal???

That's an excellent idea. I wish they would implement that here. That type of control is needed not only because pseudoephedrine is used in making meth, but because kids will take HUGE doses of cough and cold medication for the high. It's called Robo-tripping here. A 12 year old girl in my son's 7th grade class went into convulsions and almost died in gym class. She had drunk a LOT of cough syrup. Nice. I swear, I didn't think I was that old, but my generation didn't seem to do nutty stuff like that as kids. Did we? I seem to recall that some beer was fine with us.

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Originally Posted by moosmom

Twisterdog,

I'm sure it was a nightmare for your family and your poor kid. And I'll bet your son has learned a valuable lesson. Couldn't he have signed up for Accelerated Rehabilitation, whereas if he stays clean and is a good boy for 1 year, his record is wiped clean??? To put a 14 year old kid through all of that for less than a joints worth is totally absurd. The laws in this country suck, all the while the politicians are getting richer for sitting around with their hands up their behinds. Makes me sick.

I certainly hope he has learned a lesson. He is, however, very much of the opinion that I have seen in this thread and others ... It's only pot, it's harmless, it's organic, it's not anywhere near as bad as meth or alcohol. And I'm not saying I disagree with that ... in theory. But the harsh reality, that we have learned so painfully over the last six months, is that relatively mild, organic and harmless or not, marijuana is very much illegal and getting caught with it can cause you big problems. I honestly hope this experience was horrible enough on him that he simply decides it's not worth it again. I don't know if the "scared straight" theory really works, but I'm praying it does with him.

I honestly believe that if alcohol is legal, that marijuana ought to be, too. I have a huge problem with hypocricy, in any form. But what "ought to be" doesn't matter one bit, when your child is in jail for three months. :(