On Mon, 21 May 2001, Daniel Davies wrote:
> I also think that the low value density is intrinsic to the
> pharmacological properties of nicotine compared to cannabis, heroin,
> etc -- you need to transport a larger volume to provide someone with
> their daily consumption. For this reason, it's never going to be the
> kind of high-stakes product that's worth carrying an Uzi (and risking
> the concomitant jailtime) over.
Weren't Vietnamese gangs shooting each other over smuggled cigarettes in East Germany a couple of years back?
Michael
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