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Quote:Trying to quit smoking? You might want to move to Oregon. A new bill would classify cigarettes as a Schedule III controlled substance, making them illegal to purchase without a doctor’s prescription.
Portland Rep. Mitch Greenlick introduced the bill in the Oregon State Legislature in an attempt to reduce the number of addicted people, but has received criticism from smokers and non-smokers alike who believe the initiative is not feasible.
Under Greenlick’s proposal, smokers would be charged with a misdemeanor and face up to one year’s imprisonment and a $6,250 fine for being caught with a cigarette or any of the other Schedule III controlled substances, including ketamine, lysergic acid and anabolic steroids.

Source: http://rt.com/usa/news/oregon-law-state-nicotine-697/

One year and $6250 fine for a cigarette? Shit... What an idiot. This makes me glad I'm not in America. On the upside, now you can run Cigarette Game!

Post: #2

Ok, that's really gone too far. I am all against smoking and for putting in demotivational/protectvie measures such as indoor smoking bans and higher insurance premiums, but this is crazy. What do I care if someone is smoking somewhere, as long as it doesn't affect me? Let people live their lives, for gods' sake!

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Just being wanting to share this for awhile.

It is a short article by Stephen Jay Gould. And is a really useful analysis of the different ways the statistics behind the 'average life expectancy' can be interpretated, when you have being diagnosed with cancer. Really interesting stuff.

http://cancerguide.org/median_not_msg.html

Post: #4

This is just the beginning in terms of how the USA, doctors, and pharmaceutical companies are trying to seize total control. I was with a friend at the doctor's office yesterday because he needed some prescriptions for a certain medical condition. When it came time for the doc to take out his prescription pad he asked my friend what pharmacy he was planning on getting the meds from. Surprized, my friend asked him why. His doctor told him that the majority of prescriptions are now filed and sent electronically to the pharmacy of a person's choice. My friend named his pharmacy, thanked the doc and we left. We got to the pharmacy less than 3 minutes later and sure enough, the prescription was already there with all my friends info ready to go. If things have come to this point I'd hate to see what comes next.

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I can't wait to hear about the story of how the SWAT team came in and blasted some old lady in the face because she was smoking in her house. I think all drugs should be decriminalized. Addiction is a social problem, not a legal one.

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Next thing you know erections will be considered a chronic condition. You'll need a prescription written for pussy which will be faxed to your pussy dispensary of choice

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(01-26-2013 11:40 AM)Alpha Hunter Zero Wrote:  This is just the beginning in terms of how the USA, doctors, and pharmaceutical companies are trying to seize total control. I was with a friend at the doctor's office yesterday because he needed some prescriptions for a certain medical condition. When it came time for the doc to take out his prescription pad he asked my friend what pharmacy he was planning on getting the meds from. Surprized, my friend asked him why. His doctor told him that the majority of prescriptions are now filed and sent electronically to the pharmacy of a person's choice. My friend named his pharmacy, thanked the doc and we left. We got to the pharmacy less than 3 minutes later and sure enough, the prescription was already there with all my friends info ready to go. If things have come to this point I'd hate to see what comes next.

That's not control, it's just normal IT improvement happening in any civilized country (it's hilarious that USA got it this late, even behind many developing countries, btw). How does a pharmaceutical company control you because you don't need to carry paperwork around?

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(01-26-2013 11:39 PM)Parlay44 Wrote:  Next thing you know erections will be considered a chronic condition. You'll need a prescription written for pussy which will be faxed to your pussy dispensary of choice

Haha that's like this book called "we" it came before 1984 and brave new world and is very similar. Everyone can bang everyone else you just need to get a pink slip/permit and a time

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(01-27-2013 12:24 PM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote:  That's not control, it's just normal IT improvement happening in any civilized country (it's hilarious that USA got it this late, even behind many developing countries, btw). How does a pharmaceutical company control you because you don't need to carry paperwork around?

Because Fox News.

Seriously though, the level of impact that Fox News has on the thought patterns of your average American is amazing. Even moreso, the ideas that it bludgeons into its viewer's heads are able to spread to people who don't even watch Fox News just by word of mouth.

Post: #10

Wasn't Oregon like the heroine capital back in the 90s?

I feel like as the year goes by, the more ridiculous laws are going to be.

Post: #11

Lot's of money to be made smuggling cigarettes if this becomes law. Don't Native Americans have some sort of rights that supersede states laws in cases like this? In that case NA's in Oregon will be able to coin serious $'s. Also $'s for anyone else prepared to smuggle and face the possible legal consequences.

But this is not the most ridiculous state law I've seen recently out of the US. That honour has to go the California with their ban on Foie Gras that was actually passed by their legislature.

Post: #12

i just got back from smoking a cigar in a restuarant after my meal. no one minded, in fact many others were lighting up before and after their meal. i also walked down the street while nursing a beer. i would hate to see the fines and laws i broke if i did this in the US.

about oregon: my understanding is once property values got to high in the bay area (couple decades ago) the hippies moved north to oregon. this would explain the liberalism, feminism, police state news that frequently comes out of there.