I don't think this is the end. There is too many of us out there and too much money to be made. If this industry was smart, they would hire a couple lobbyists to sit in washington. If every OCS company put aside 5% of their profits and organized, they could have fought this bill long before it was written.

I have seen things change, get harder, etc. but we all vote with our wallets and these OCS will never give up. They will find the state with the most loopholes to operate out of and do the same with their pharmacies. Watch and see...

Who am I mad at?
1) Myself for voting for a democrat for Senate. This bill was introduced by the democrats. (

2) The OCS industry for making millions of dollars every year and not being smart enough to hire a lobbyist for $20,000 each. If every OCS service agreed to buy one lobbyist, there would have been as many lobbyists as their are Senators to push this bill down. Lobbyist work for many industries at the same time and push for several causes.

(3) The mother of the teenage junkie that overdosed on Morphine! The vicodin in his system wasn't the problem. How dare this [censored] lose her son and then seek to spread pain across the thousands-millions who reply on telemedicine and who do not have insurance. Because your son took advantage of this industry, you are going to seek to ruin it for those who require it for legitimate use. I have a son too. Should he suffer while his dad cannot get out of bed to play with him because of his pain?

(4) Our political system. I wrote to my Congressman before I voted for him to let him know that my issue was pain management and how I relied on this industry. I'm sure I was long forgotten when that vote was proposed.

Hang in there folks. Prices might go up, it might be hard for a while. Eventually competition will bring the prices back down. But this industry will live on.
jjng5

The DARE program is making Ryan a hero

I hope something happens to Ryan's little brother when he gets older and the kid ends up with chronic pain and cannot find anyone to treat him.

I don't wish that on anyone. That is pretty cold.

What's cold is having legitimate chronic pain in this country and not being able to find treatment. Cold is being treated like a junkie because you are in pain. Cold is spending Christmas and Thanksgiving day not with your kids but instead in bed praying for just a little relief. Cold is knowing there are groups out there fighting to make things even harder for you and your family...

Also,

I would vote against Obama for president. His running mate co-sponsored a similar bill and has been a leader to fight against "rogue pharmacy sites"

Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] - 3/26/2007

S.980
Title: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to address online pharmacies.

My problem with both Obama's and McCain's health care plans is the fact that they may never come to be. Some people forget that congress will have to back either plan, which is going to be a nightmare.

Tigersmom, I know I replied to your post, but I am in no way implying that you are one of the people that don't know what goes into making a plan like this work. I just think that there are a lot of people voting out there that have no idea that the president doesn't just make up and law and poof, there it is. I have seen some really ignorant people on the news lately.

It is just stupid and greedy for these OCS owners to think that they are powerless. Money = power and together they are making 10's of millions each and every year, that is a fact.

My god if the tobacco industry can kill thousands of people everyday with their product and advertise to children in deceptive ways, why is it so unthinkable for uninsured Americans with chronic pain to be treated online in this online world we live in?

If the tanning industry and make skin cancer machines and allow 14 year olds to use them, why can't an uninsured American with anxiety be treated for his condition online?

If guns can still be sold at gun shows without requiring a background check or a waiting period, why can't an uninsured American with a sleep disorder be treated online?

The answer: lobbyists! Our industry killed one person so far compared to those above? And we can even play the sympathy card. Reframe the issue of killing the whole industry to going after the "rogue sites" NROP's.

The OCS industry was greedy and thought short-term. They screwed themselves as much as they screwed us. For years they've done nothing and yet they do everything possible to adapt to ever new law, every DEA move, every raid on their offices... but nothing to prevent it!

Why aren't tanning salons being raided? Why aren't 7/11's being shut down for killing people with the sale of cigarettes? Why aren't gun show operators arrested and fined? They are smart enough to organize and hire lobbyists.

OCS owners out there: ban together and do something about it instead of always reacting! Wake up people. My god, if you guys organized it think of the donations you would get from all of us as well! You don't have to go it alone. Work smarter not harder...

jjng5