Is there any validity to this? these corporate fudgepackers sure don't leave any stones unturned if that's the case.
Title: Profits
Post by: lugh on January 19, 2003, 12:08:00 PM
This has been an ongoing worldwide effort by certain corporations for many years, not all the active parties are mentioned in that article :(
Title: good! make it all illegal.
Post by: chiliuno on January 19, 2003, 04:47:00 PM
good! make it all illegal. the more it's restricted, the more underground chemists will be able to make on these items. the kennedys made there money during prohibition...
Title: Let's see. Out of that list I have Calamus,...
Post by: PolytheneSam on January 20, 2003, 12:02:00 AM
Let's see. Out of that list I have Calamus, Camphor Oil , Chaparral , Comfrey, Ginkgo Biloba, something with Gotu Kola in it, Yohimbe, Pau D'Arco (taheebo), Arginine , Ornithine, Lysine, Carnitine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Kava Kava, Melatonin, DHEA, Chromium Picolinate and Boron, Zinc and Manganese supplements. I had some Stevia one time. Thuja is in the list and the closest I have is wormwood.
Title: Awful lot of sassafras oil in that thar list.
Post by: LoW_JacK on January 20, 2003, 08:42:00 AM
Awful lot of sassafras oil in that thar list.
Obviously a MDMA ring hard at work on the smuggle tip. Bling Bling ... naw I dont think so!
Title: Sometimes I get so mad...
Post by: spectralmagic on January 21, 2003, 12:15:00 AM
But what can we do? Those who'd like to see the supplement market disappear are also those with the money, and money drives everything...
I noticed nowhere does it say growing and consuming these things yourself is illegal... I grow my on stevia (I live in Canada, so that could be a no-no, right?), as it's superiour to any artificial sweetener I've tried (they leave a strange aftertaste which can invoke the gag reflex or can act as a laxative - stevia doesn't).
There are several others on that list that I currently use and would not give up without a fight... if it goes underground people will get hurt, simple as that. Look at the currently illegal drugs, back-alley abortions, etc. Legislation never stops anything that people want to do, just generates more profit for those who already have too much, it seems...