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RE: LSD in the Pharmacy! Opinion?
This is a really interesting discussion. Although I do think some illicit drugs could potentially be used to cure patients (e.g. ketamine and depression), it does remain a very difficult subject from a regulatory point of view. These types of drugs have a really hard time reaching clinical stages of drug development, let alone reaching the market itself. That being said, I don’t think selling them in a pharmacy for recreational use, is the way to go as they are capable of inflicting more harm than good. But hey, that’s just my opinion :-).
Thank you very much for your opinion! I really agree with the first part of your statement. I didn't really thought about the clinical stages of drug development. Very good point.
For the second part, same question as for @gregan. Will the use of drugs increase when you switch the selling of the drugs from the black market to the white market? Wouldn't it be easier to control drug use? And wouldn't it be easier to take action when things are going wrong?
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I’m fairly certain drug (ab)use will increase if illicit drugs were to be regulated/legalised. One of the major barriers of not using them is still because they’re illegal. As for controlling their use: yes, you might be able to keep track of who uses what… and how much to a certain extent. Depends whether or not these drugs have to be prescribed by a physician.