Diary of a Network Geek

The trials and tribulations of a Certified Novell Engineer who's been stranded in Houston, Texas.

7/9/2005

On-Line Drug Peddlers

Filed under: Criticism, Marginalia, and Notes,News and Current Events — Posted by the Network Geek during the Hour of the Horse which is around lunchtime or 1:11 pm for you boring, normal people.
The moon is a Third Quarter Moon

Getting busted!
Finally! According to this article on Wired News, the bottom feeders who have been selling psychotropic drugs online are getting chewed up by the Wheels of Justice. They may turn a little slowly, but when they finally kick in, they really turn. Currently, they’re focusing on the so called “designer” drugs that either were legal on some technicalities or are so new that they’re not specifically illegal. The thing is, though, that based on what they do to the brain, they’re illegal, so the on-line pushers are getting fried for selling them. All I can say is that it’s about time.
Now, they need to go after the on-line “pharmacies” that sell dangerous, but otherwise legal, drugs to anyone with a credit card. Sure, diet drugs seem harmless enough, but most of the serious ones really need to be administered with a doctor’s continuous supervision. Oh, I’m sure these scumbags are keeping it technically legal, but it’s still a crime, in my book.


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