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The head shop has closed in waterford

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  • #32
    ToxicPaddy
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,763 Mod ✭✭✭✭ToxicPaddy


    Alcohol is a problem, yes, but its regulated and by ALL countries.. there are strict guidelines for the types of products used in its production, strict guidelines for distributions, licenses required etc..

    Granted there are issues with it, people suffer from addiction and the effect on their families is not good but the facts remain, its a regulated industry, not perfectly, there are flaws, but still regulated and it brings in a lot of money for the Gov.. so it will remain.

    Drugs and the drug industry, legal and otherwise on the other hand are not.. so even if they do legalise it in Ireland, we dont have the resources or the knowledge to regulate it..

    The only way to properly regulate it are to have all countries set rules and standards for its use and sale. That is not going to happen anytime soon so you will always see kneejerk reactions like this to operations like headshops etc..

    To regulate something like the drugs industry will take years. Every drug will have to be monitored, tested, all products used in their production will have to be tested and the whole prodcution will need to be set out in guidelines and licenses issued. The cost of that would be absolutely enormous.

    Yes there was a very very public campaign to get rid of the headshops and a lot of public scaremongering going on by certain groups, but the fact that a lot of their products are unregulated with no idea what the effects are on people long term did not help.

    So maybe a short term ban might actually help the industry in the long run. The companies who make these legal highs will realise to be more transparent in their production processes and ingredients used will be a benefit to them in the long run and push to get things regulated as they start losing business so I can personally see the reappearance of head shops in the future and their products becoming more socially acceptable amoung certain groups, but you cant please all the people all of the time..

    Thats just my 2cents..


  • #33
    Hoffmans
    Registered Users Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭Hoffmans


    seems like when joe duffy says jump the fianna foulers say how high?
    happened a lot lately with different new laws they are passing ...there was nt such a media circus when they sneaked in some crooked law enabling them to rob you for by deducting personel debts ie.parkin fines,tv licence,etc... from your wage packet or social welfare payment


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