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A Mixed Drug Message?

July 11, 2010 By Mark Draughn 2 Comments

My wife and I were in Louisville, Kentucky this weekend, and while we were stopping at a gas station mini-mart next to our hotel, I spotted this anti-drug poster in the window:

Anti-drug poster in the window of a gas station in Louisville, Kentucky.
Anti-drug poster in the window of a gas station in Louisville, Kentucky.

The image is a little blurry because I took it with my phone, but the text reads, in part, “Trapped. Controlled. Alone. Also known as meth addiction.”

On the inside, as we were paying for our Diet Coke and snacks, I spotted this display of pot smoking paraphernalia under the cash register:

Drug paraphernalia on sale in the same gas station
Drug paraphernalia on sale in the same gas station

My first thought was that they were sending a mixed message, but perhaps the real message they are trying to send is “Don’t use crystal meth, because there are much safer drugs you can use, like marijuana.”

Filed Under: War On Drugs

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  1. ken says

    July 12, 2010 at 11:35 am

    They put up the sign to placate the authorities and sell the paraphernalia to make money. Heck, if thy could get away with it they’d probably sell sudafed (the real stuff) in job lots.

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  2. Mark Draughn says

    July 12, 2010 at 12:16 pm

    Heh. I’m sure you’re right.

    Reply

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