this AM I went on a ranty thread on The Atlantic's latest bit of California-bashing, called "The California Dream is Dying," based on 1960s-70s tropes and whines. And I learned way too much about compounding pharmacies!
A compounding pharmacy is someone who makes their own Rx from raw ingredients. Turns out it's useful for things Big Pharma won't touch.
and in my thread I used the example of a grower of artisanal opium poppies making making morphine... turns out that DEA is OF COURSE going to regulate/ ban that.
but the larger point is one on regulations. Yes, California is a high-regulations, high-tax, high-service state. But there's a lot more obvious examples of overly zealous Cal regulations.
example: a gallon of paint used to cost $20, now $50 thanks to Cal regulations. (Buy Dunn-Edwards, a Cal business!)
example: CEQA, 'nuff said.
example: can dog groomers brush dog teeth or leave it to vets? hotly fought in legislature.
example: CEQA, 'nuff said.
example: can dog groomers brush dog teeth or leave it to vets? hotly fought in legislature.
but the bigger point remains. Neither compounding pharmacies nor dog teeth brushers nor expensive paint SIGNIFY THAT THE CALIFORNIA DREAM IS DYING, dear "The Atlantic" author.
anyway, read my earlier pro-California, anti- "The Atlantic" (and NYT, etc) rant! earlier thread starts here
https://twitter.com/RL_Miller/status/1417888384454840321
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