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marcosdumay11/08/20241 replyview on HN

If it is readily available down the street, it looks to me that people cooking their own is a superior outcome for society in every single way than they buying it down-street.

Even more if the professional labs close down due to lack of customers.


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mullingitover11/08/2024

A buddy of mine worked his way through college cleaning out meth labs in homes and motels after they had (typically) blown themselves up. They are toxic nightmares. He was especially shaken when he'd find the family photos indicating that the labs were operating while children were in the home.

The professional labs would absolutely not close down due to lack of customers, there would just be even more meth available, more contaminated, with the bonus of hazmat sites peppering communities.