What would currently-illegal drugs look like if produced by corporations?

[RainDog]

39. Decriminalization keeps marijuana illegal

just fwiw.

You want to keep production illegal but possession as a misdemeanor, it seems.

This entirely leaves out the medical cannabis market. There are valid medical reasons for marijuana use. It's not all about recreational use.

Sativex has lobbyists from the Drug Czar's office who have left govt. to lobby to keep marijuana illegal while their product is allowed in the U.S.

The reason for this is that they cannot afford to produce Sativex and charge outrageous prices on the American market when there are other, less expensive outlets.

The Sativex lobbyists, Andrea Barthwell, former Drug Czar liar, is one, pretend that Sativex isn't whole-plant cannabis that has been suspended to create a liquid... it's ludicrous for them to make this claim, but they do.

They're making this claim to massage the dicks at the DEA in order to make their product legal while locally-produced cannabis is illegal. So, so far, the reality is that big biz wants cannabis to remain illegal. I haven't heard any word from big tobacco in support of legality, tho.

And, again, the other big biz that really opposes legality is the alcoholic bev industry. The reason for this is that legal marijuana impacts their sales - and, btw, also results in fewer drunk driving accidents.

But I've yet to see any big biz making noise about entering the market on the pro-legalization side.