I think that herion was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914, by President Wilson. Did you know that herion and asprin was invented by the same guy for Bayer (Diacetylmorphine was first synthesized in 1874 by C.R. Alder Wright, but never used or patented)
Bob Shell wrote: > On May 8, 2007, at 9:26 PM, Feroze wrote: > > >> I think it was a guy called Harry Anslinger, the Commissioner of >> the US >> Federal Bureau of Narcotics in the 1930's. He did it to increase >> funding >> for his newly formed FBN. Apprently he also worked with the cotton >> industry to get hemp banned because its cheaper than cotton and lasts >> longer, and with the drug industry to marijuana banned as its way >> cheaper than pain killers and safer for people suffer from cancer >> and AIDS >> >> He is at least responsible for making "Reefer Madness" and the 1937 >> Marijuana Tax Act.... >> > > Yeah. I'm not sure if it was him or some later idiot who got the USA > to ban diacetyl morphine, a most effective pain reliever. Of course > we call it heroin in the USA, and it's illegal everywhere, but as I > understand it is available by prescription in the UK and other > civilized countries. > > If someone is dying and in great pain, who gives a rat's ass if what > you give them might be addictive? > > Bob > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
