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Ireland head shops under attack

Reader Beth sends us this news:

Ireland's head shops are under attack. Over the last three months seven retail stores which sell legal drugs, have been the target of deadly bomb attacks. Police are unsure whether the perpetrators are vigilantes concerned about the recent craze of legal highs or disgruntled drug dealers who are losing money as head shops cut into their business.

While the bombings have (excuse the pun) reignited the debate about Irish drug policy, which fails to deal with the proliferation of new drugs, they haven't succeeded in slowing business. In fact store owners are expanding their services by offering home delivery.

Thanks Beth, more on this story at the link below.

Posted By jamesk at 2010-04-28 11:52:43 permalink | comments
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Gwyllm. : 2010-04-29 16:58:17
I smell Guinness.
Anonymous. : 2010-04-29 15:51:01
From the article:

"[Ireland] has fallen behind the rest of Europe, where 14 countries have introduced measures to control the sale of such substances, with varying degrees of success."

OK, so which counties have found success in reducing the societal costs of drugs by banning legal highs, again?

dye1337. : 2010-04-29 09:05:41
"if it's vigilantes that are against drug use then maybe they should focus on all the pubs and the huge alcoholism problem that they have!?"
That would make far too much sense. The article sounds more anti-legal high than it does the bomber. How would they feel if some legal high user were bombing those enforcing the laws and or trying to enact new ones? It would be a shit storm. I'm by no means an advocate of doing so, but if the article could come off as a little more humane that'd be wonderful
dude. : 2010-04-29 08:15:43
probably a gang of soccer moms doing drive-bys from their Volvos.
slay. : 2010-04-28 21:23:38
that wasnt a very good pun
Synchronium.net. : 2010-04-28 17:11:05
Here's some more of the same: [link]
marnai. : 2010-04-28 12:14:32
if it's vigilantes that are against drug use then maybe they should focus on all the pubs and the huge alcoholism problem that they have!?

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