On Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:59:48 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>> Politicians hardly want to burn their fingers on the issue and - not
>> irrelevant
> 
> There is a lot of truth in that. They do not want to be seen to legalise
> a substance that they have been decrying for decades. I believe that
> there are several international treaties controlling the use of drugs
> and they would need to be revoked in case the wrath of the UN comes down
> on them.

The same is true for legal pharmaceuticals here in the US as well.  The 
FDA won't approve foreign drugs for use in the US, which really causes us 
problems with drug prices.

Jim



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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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