Legalization of medicinal Opioid production in Afghanistan

[Insight]

Im bringing this up because right now Western Big Pharma companies are enjoying a windfall of profits illegally made from Afghan opium. This is ridiculous since most Afghans don't see a chunk of those profits. Big Pharma is exploiting the lawlessness of the conflict in Afghanistan.

Aside from the stigma of opium with heroin use, opium also serves as a major component of many prescribed pain killers like Norco. The sale of norco by drug companies is a multibillion dollar enterprise in the US.

Majority of the worlds opium comes from Afghanistan whether we like it or not. Under full Taliban rule before 2001,opium production and trade was almost zero. Ever since the war began, opium production and growth has skyrocketed with both Kabul officials(police and politicians) as well as Taliban insurgency officials profiting from opium trade.

Somewhere down the line, big pharmaceutical Western companies are massively benefiting from the cheap production of raw opium in Afghanistan otherwise where else is the opium (that gives Western patients norco) coming from?

I think that opium can serve as a legal product to be sold for medicinal purposes. US, Chinese, and European demand for opium is not going away. If opium production is legalized and regulated within Afghanistan in controlled refining facilities, Afghanistan can start to benefit from the billions in revenues rather than having Western pharmaceutical companies be given a cheap product for which they make huge profits. Right now Western pharm companies are illegally buying the cheaper raw opium and refining it to it's more expensive form. This is not only a form of exploitation, it is illegal.

Obviously, legalization of opium production and selling does not mean that Afghan citizens should use or get addicted to opium. Hence, potential legalization would have to address this. Opium must only be seen as a product for medicinal uses. It;s use without a prescription out of question.

[Elias]

That’s a very good thought. If opium production and distribution gets decriminalized that would also minimize the war because now notorious individuals are exploiting the farmers and let the money flow to militias who fight then against the government.

[Azmal]

Im bringing this up because right now Western Big Pharma companies are enjoying a windfall of profits illegally made from Afghan opium. This is ridiculous since most Afghans don't see a chunk of those profits. Big Pharma is exploiting the lawlessness of the conflict in Afghanistan.

Aside from the stigma of opium with heroin use, opium also serves as a major component of many prescribed pain killers like Norco. The sale of norco by drug companies is a multibillion dollar enterprise in the US.

Majority of the worlds opium comes from Afghanistan whether we like it or not. Under full Taliban rule before 2001,opium production and trade was almost zero. Ever since the war began, opium production and growth has skyrocketed with both Kabul officials(police and politicians) as well as Taliban insurgency officials profiting from opium trade.

Somewhere down the line, big pharmaceutical Western companies are massively benefiting from the cheap production of raw opium in Afghanistan otherwise where else is the opium (that gives Western patients norco) coming from?

I think that opium can serve as a legal product to be sold for medicinal purposes. US, Chinese, and European demand for opium is not going away. If opium production is legalized and regulated within Afghanistan in controlled refining facilities, Afghanistan can start to benefit from the billions in revenues rather than having Western pharmaceutical companies be given a cheap product for which they make huge profits. Right now Western pharm companies are illegally buying the cheaper raw opium and refining it to it's more expensive form. This is not only a form of exploitation, it is illegal.

Obviously, legalization of opium production and selling does not mean that Afghan citizens should use or get addicted to opium. Hence, potential legalization would have to address this. Opium must only be seen as a product for medicinal uses. It;s use without a prescription out of question.

This is very complex subject, going out of memory Turkey and India legally produces Opium for pharm companies but prices very low comparing to Opium used to produce Heroin. I think producing Zafaraan is more viable but Opium/heroin also cash corp for Taliban and warlords.

[Baserka]

This is very complex subject, going out of memory Turkey and India legally produces Opium for pharm companies but prices very low comparing to Opium used to produce Heroin. I think producing Zafaraan is more viable but Opium/heroin also cash corp for Taliban and warlords.

The demand for saffron is nowhere near the demand for opiods. it sounds good in theory but there is not much profit for it in the real world. and while we are at it, decriminalizing it might help the farmers get a portion of the profit too rather than the three way distribution of now...warlords, foreigners and Taliban..
they are going to be at it for a very long time and they will find their funding from somewhere. i would rather it be something that is grown on fields rather than human limbs or our minerals and other goods.

[ذو الفقار]

LOL painkillers. Opiate of the masses (no pun intended)

[Elite Pakhtun]

It's time for medicinal cocaine

[Azmal]

It's time for medicinal cocaine

Adderall---amphetamines and dextroamphetamine salts are similar to cocaine or methamphetamines.

[Elite Pakhtun]

Adderall---amphetamines and dextroamphetamine salts are similar to cocaine or methamphetamines.

How do you know this? Jk.. I've never had any of these, but my friends who have tell me it's kinda similar but not really.

Ritalin/Adderall/Vyvanse ie baby speed make you focus.

Cocaine gives a power trip. It also makes you focus a little as well.

Crystal meth is something they've never dared try. They've seen guys who took it and end up with meth mouth. Its ****ed up.

Apparently there's an issue of smoking scorpions in Peshawar.

[Khostai]

Yes lets legalize the opium prodution and see in just a year the whole farming sector colapsing and everyone only cultiviting opium, so now we would also have to import basic food....sound great... not.