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Positive cynicism

A cynical mind might wonder if this doesn't have more to do with the big boys in the medicine selling business using interpol to protect their lucrative 8000% profit margin on meds, rather than concern with the consumers.
But either way, if it knocks the bread out of spammer's mouth I'm OK with it I guess.

posted by : W.-, 15 November 2008 Complain about this comment
Ever Ask Why?

Sure seems odd that the coppers are all about busting people for selling prescription drugs online but don't pause for a second to ponder just why there is such a large demand.

Maybe its because lack of health insurance makes sanctioned avenues of purchase too prohibitive?

Or maybe even having health coverage isn't enough to afford many of these prescriptions?

Or maybe it has nothing to do with health insurance, maybe its because people are self-diagnosing, for better or for worse.

Either way, cracking down on distributors is bound to have just as much success as the war on the other drugs.

posted by : LocalMusic, 15 November 2008 Complain about this comment
Official Red Herrings

Note the careful wording of "illegal sales of drugs" as opposed to "sales of illegal drugs".

This is really about the drug companies wanting to sell the exact same thing at wildly different prices based on where you live. 

If the red herrings of low quality, fakes, and street drugs are real, let's see some real statistics. (As opposed to RIAA fantasy numbers.)


posted by : Guy Gordon, 14 November 2008 Complain about this comment

Interpol cracks down on illegal online meds

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