(***NOTE TO MODS,Yes, I realize this is a cross-post from the News sub-forum. Fact of the matter is, it's extremely interesting to me, I'd like to get a discussion going, and while the thread has received 118 views, it has so far reached zero replies. I believe I may need "you people," who I feel to be very much more so well-versed in US Law, especially a particular few members, but I can't remember their handles. If this one cross post is not allowed, it's cool, but I would love to also have this thread over here if possible. If you must delete one of them, please delete this one, as the one in the News sub-forum at least will received far more attention. Thanks, mods! _aqua)
http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=109833
you can find the full article above, from the Arizona Daily Courier, or get the quick facts below
apparently, they are having problems keeping synthetic drugs illegal. they make some synthetic drugs illegal, and a couple weeks later, they raid the stores, confiscate all the synthetic drugs, and yet find nothing illegal in the laboratory results. this is according to them. so THEIR idea, is that if retailers sell "synthetic drugs," whether illegal or not (and keep in mind who will be determining what is a "synthetic drug,") that they can be arrested for "causing a public nuisance," as "synthetic drugs" have been shown hundreds of times to be a "public nuisance" ... "The civil case presents more than 100 affidavits from police, hospitals, schools, public health officials and others with reports of detrimental and health threatening effects of the synthetics."
this is one of those times for just what in the, i don't even.......
i know some of you will immediately see just some of the incredible legal implications here. some of you will even see far more. there are tons. even myself, i can quickly see the immense problems here. take fully-synthetic sweeteners, for example. fully-synthetic sweeteners such as aspartame have been shown time and time again to cause a change in mood, due to the sweetening effect it has on the beverage. is this a "synthetic drug?" some people even argue it's addictive, and it has definitely been linked to causing cancer. is cancer a "public nuisance?"
so if this goes through, can the police now go and arrest all restaurant owners that offer fully-synthetic, cancer-causing, artificial sweeteners, over "public nuisance"? if not, what would be there to prevent them from it?
-------------------- relax ...but that was many years from now and, i hope from here on out i always seem to want to shout your eyes are like a cup of tea, ascend into the sun with me...
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