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[DRAFT] - Meet Your (Meth) Maker SUBMITTED 11/26/18
[The Issue] - With methamphetamine still on (and in) the minds of many @@DEMONYMNOUNPLURAL@@, law enforcement officials have suggested limiting access to meth precursor chemicals, such as pseudoephedrine, a common nasal decongestant sold in pharmacies across the country.
[issuevalidity] - Follow-up to #1016. Must have selected 1016.1, 1016.2, or 1016.4
[Option 1] - "Drugstores are being taken advantage of, and what darn shame it is," laments rural sheriff @@RANDOMNAME@@. "If we're gonna stop this methampheta-meltdown, we need'a restrict the sale of meth precursors. Doing so will stomp the brakes on meth makers, who require em in bulk to keep up their deadly production. A reasonable monthly limit ain't gonna harm nobody, unless you're a pack-a-day pill-popper, and then you have bigger problems anyway."
[effect] - costume stores do suspiciously well when built adjacent to a pharmacy
[Option 2] - "And it's not like there are any real reasons to buy pseudo in the first place," sniffles @@RANDOMNAME@@, a cold-stricken anti-drug activist. "Limits are good, but not nearly good enough. It’s still too easy for clandestine chemists to get their hands on precursors, as they can still just buy them from their local pharmacy as if it were a 24-hour meth minimart. The solution, like forms of meth itself, is crystal clear: anyone looking to purchase pseudoephedrine or similar precursors in @@NAME@@ needs to posses a valid prescription from a licensed doctor. This level of control is worth the trouble, after all, drugs kill peopl- achoo!"
[effect] - the underground allergy relief market blooms in winter
[optionvalidity] - capitalist
[Option 3A] - "Restricting pseudoephedrine sales only hurts responsible, law-abiding drug users!" passionately exclaims Medical Rights Association spokesperson @@RANDOMNAME@@. "I'm no criminal, I just buy my meds by the metric ton, and I should continue to be allowed to do so! Anyway, this is something drug companies are better equipped to solve...with state support. Some government @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ would go a long way towards developing safer drugs that can't be used by meth cooks. Oh, and maybe we can send some chill pills to those drug-control loonies too."
[effect] - drug abuse is combated through drug use
[optionvalidity] - communist
[Option 3B] - "Restricting pseudoephedrine sales only hurts responsible, law-abiding drug users!" passionately exclaims Medical Rights Association spokesperson @@RANDOMNAME@@. "I'm no criminal, I just buy my meds by the metric ton, and I should continue to be allowed to do so! Anyway, this is something drug makers are equipped to solve, if the government prioritizes it. Additional @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ would go a long way towards developing safer drugs that can't be used by meth cooks. Oh, and maybe we can send some chill pills to those drug-control loonies too."
[effect] - drug abuse is combated through drug use