Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Sentenced To Life In Prison

An anonymous reader sends an update on the trial of Ross Ulbricht, the man behind the Silk Road online black market. Sentencing is now complete, and Ulbricht has been given life in prison. He had been facing a 20-year minimum because of the charge of being a "drug kingpin," and prosecutors were asking for a sentence substantially higher than the minimum. Prior to the sentence being handed down today, Ulbricht spoke before the court for 20 minutes, asking for leniency and for the judge to leave him a "light at the end of the tunnel." The judge was unswayed, giving Ulbricht the most severe sentence possible. She said, "The stated purpose [of the silk road] was to be beyond the law. ... Silk Road's birth and presence asserted that its creator was better than the laws of this country. This is deeply troubling, terribly misguided, and very dangerous." Ulbricht's family plans to appeal.

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A weekly prescription in the UK (citation was called for)? I am going to the UK baby! I get Suboxone (buprenorphine) by the ton - I am prescribed 32mg per day which is insane but... I had a rather long love affair with extracting Fentanyl from the mylar patches (easier to regulate the amount than the gel type) and the needle. It was a lovely time. I heard what was killing people (Fentanyl being used as a dope cut) so I went and found some Fentanyl... I bought in bulk (100 to 500 patches) so the price was fantastic. It truly was an enlightening time and I am retired with enough money to cover it so I planned on doing it forever - until I noticed I was 110 pounds and stopping on my own threw me into a long hallucination where I thought I was actually in a rehab but I was at home with vomit in a bunch of buckets and I smelled like ass. Fentanyl is about 80 times stronger than heroin. It is measured in the microgram. It is also very deadly if you are not opiate tolerant and/or try to do a lot of it. For harm reduction sake start small and then work up. You can do another shot, you can not undo a shot. You probably will not be able to self-administer Narcan.

So...

I recently hit a rehab... I am doing a long-term program as soon as I can find one that allows me to bring my own computer and has openings. This I should probably post AC but, I did it - I typed it, I own it and am responsible for it.

Yes I am still pro legalization of drugs, all drugs. I hold that position even if the only outcome is the decreased spending in the War on Drugs.