XPost: uk.legal, uk.politics.drugs   
   From: invalid@invalid.com   
      
   "Aidy"  wrote in message   
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   > "Jethro"  wrote in message   
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   >> Once prohibition is removed, then the consumer/customer has recourse   
   >> in law against a seller.   
   >   
   > No as substances like heroin will never be for sale for the reasons   
   > outlined in the initial post.  If it *was* legalised other unregulated   
   > drugs would take their place for sale for the reasons outlined in the   
   > initial post.  Or people would still buy from illegal sources as they'll   
   > always be cheaper.   
   >   
   Why not? Why would unregulated drugs be an issue?  Do you think people would   
   use a back-street drugs dealer rather than drugs made by a large pharma   
   company?  Is there a large trade in illegal alcohol?   
      
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