Drugs And Kittens I’ll Drink To That – Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Today is National Drug Take-Back Day. The idea is that you can dispose of your expired or unused prescription drugs in a safe manner.
Let’s compare that idea to gun buybacks. Famously, because of the ‘gun show’ loophole, the private sale of guns is basically unrestricted. This was made extremely evident at a gun buyback a couple months ago, when a guy simply stood outside and offered to out-bid the government.
If the same fellow wanted to do this today at a drug take-back event, he wouldn’t be allowed to do it. Why? Because selling prescription drugs for non-medical use is illegal. After all, someone might get HURT.
Crazy world, huh?
On a related note: here’s a nice thinkpiece from John Cassidy at The New Yorker: What If the Tsarnaevs Had Been the ‘Boston Shooters’?