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New Zealand is preparing to introduce new legislation specifically to address the "whack-a-mole" issue that the article talks about:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoactive_Substances_Bill

It will basically set up a regulatory regime whereby any recreational drug which can be proven "low risk" can be sold to anyone over the age of 18. Not really all that different from how "regular" pharmaceutical drugs are tested and approved, actually.



It's a shame it doesn't cover things we already know are pretty safe (THC!), but baby-steps I suppose...


And what about the other compounds found in marijuana?


Because marijuana is a schedule 1 drug it's rather hard to study. Not that it should matter because any adult should be able to put whatever they want in their body.

http://popsci.com/science/article/2013-04/why-its-so-hard-sc...


I suspect the actual intent is that no recreational drugs will ever be proved "low risk".


The US enacted something similar to the NZ bill long, long ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Analog_Act

There are questions about its Constitutionality due to vagueness but so far it's been upheld.


how is this similar?




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