Huh? Haven't heard of that...  Used to be able to pick them up at farm
implement type stores.  I also remember some flack the San Fransisco city
leadership was taking about a program they instituted were druggies could
exchange used needles for clean ones to slow the spread of misc. diseases
from shared needles.   When did this come about?
-Dal
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From: "Paul Hutchinson" <paul@PAULHUTCH.COM>

> In the USA, sharp hypodermic needles are a treated like a controlled
> substance (e.g. heroin, cocaine). AFAIK if you do not have a doctors
> prescription and, you are not a medical/veterinary/biological science
> worker, then possession of them can land you in jail!

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