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"Kip Kinkle (Oregon), on methylphenidate and Prozac, killed four people, including his own parents, and wounded at least 22 others."
| I'm no fan of Prozac. But in its defense, Kip Kinkle was a psycho-sociopath, regardless of meds.
Apart from that, the issue about the pharmacological risks & harm of drugs is turned topsy-turvy by Drug War.
Aspirin may kill dozens of U.S. citizens each year. According to what I've read, marijuana doesn't. Perhaps if the government would allow more studies of it, they could find more wrong with it.
Despite all that, marijuana is known for its mood altering properties. And I've never heard of marijuana being linked to the sorts of spree murders Prozac is associated with.
Aspirin kills ~dozens. Marijuana kills ~none.
So what does our government do?
It makes Aspirin available OTC.
And marijuana is "schedule 1"; unavailable, even by prescription*. Quote: |
"It's insanity!" 1992 Libertarian U.S. Presidential candidate Andre Marrou
| * Unavailable even to researchers. "Work is the curse of the drinking classes." Oscar Wilde |