• @Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml
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    112 days ago

    If you think otc drugs are expensive now, waitl the scheduled narcotics find their way into the open market

    • spicy pancake
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      612 days ago

      there’s not really a way to know for sure but I imagine the price would actually come down somewhat due to removal of red tape and paperwork associated with drug control

      possibly also from increased competition if that made it easier for a drug manufacturer to begin producing previously controlled drugs

      for example amphetamine salt production is capped by the US DEA. if that cap were removed the supply would increase and the price might very well decrease

      sadly this is largely useless speculation