"You can't teach an old dog new tricks." - Definitely seems to apply in your case. Not that I'm suggesting you're a dog of any kind.
Spacejunk, you said it was hypocritical to leave marijuana a Schedule I drug because nobody was trying to make morphine illegal. GRANTED.
Heroin is Schedule I. Do you think you are informing me that heroin IS morphine? That was MY point in the first place.
See, that's one the sad things about human susceptibility to propaganda.
In reality, diacetylmorphine ("Heroin") is not all that different from morphine - other than the fact that it has an acetyl molecule attached to it, thus, making it easier to cross the blood-brain barrier, resulting in a quicker onset of effects.
Ironically, diacetylmorphine was initially marketed by Bayer - the makers of Aspirin - as a cure for morphine dependency and/or addiction, as well as a cough suppressant, antidiarrheal, and of course an analgesic. And once it was found that acetylated morphine was even more desirable than good ol' "regular" morphine, well, it became quite vilified.
Over time, as more and more people began resorting to heroin use in order to numb their pains, certain bureaucrats saw an opportunity to blame them for the rampant crime rates affecting America. And this is why today diacetylmorphine is such a stigmatized drug. Realistically, pure heroin carries very similar risks as morphine and other potent Rx opioids used in western medicine.
By far, the biggest safety issue with the use of any opioid drug is that it depresses a person's breathing to a certain extent based on the amount used + tolerance to the opioid drug family. And if that wasn't an issue, heroin would carry only the risk of diseases being spread usually through the use of dirty needles. And if disease wasn't an issue, heroin would be as about as dangerous to a user as weed IMO.
You mistake me for an idiot.
I can't speak for other BLers, but I personally don't really know what to make of you, because there are times where your comments seem to come across as the words of a troll looking to be fed. And other times, you present your opinions in the form of a stubborn prohibitionist who thinks she's a guru on the topic of recreational drugs (illegal or otherwise) based on literature. But I can tell you that no amount of reading will substitute for an opinion based on personal experience. In fact, forming your opinions based on the words of another individual may (or may not) be incredibly misleading.
I used to be a prohibitionist myself, back when I was in my early to mid teens. I remember watching others smoking weed, and shooting up with heroin. And it would disgust me that these people behaved in such a manner, as if they had nothing better to do with their time and money.
Looking back to when I was extremely prejudiced against drug users, I
cannot believe how ignorant, arrogant, and misguided I was regarding
everything having to do with our hypocritical drug policies. Thank God that more and more people from all walks of life are beginning to catch on.
All I can say to the DEA and others who will eventually cease to be useful after the war on (the people who use) drugs ends is... I'm sure Wal-Mart is hiring security guards.
