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Wed Mar-05-08 04:19 PM
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War on drugs reaches new low -- BAN THE BAGGIES!

What planet are these people from?

Sounds like Alderman Fioretti picked-up a few bags with the product still inside...

City may ban little baggies
COUNCIL | They're 'Marketing 101' for drug dealers, cop says

March 5, 2008
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter

Tiny plastic bags used to sell small quantities of heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana and other drugs would be banned in Chicago, under a crackdown advanced Tuesday by a City Council committee.

Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd) persuaded the Health Committee to ban possession of "self-sealing plastic bags under two inches in either height or width," after picking up 15 of the bags on a recent Sunday afternoon stroll through a West Side park.

Lt. Kevin Navarro, commanding officer of the Chicago Police Department's Narcotics and Gang Unit, said the ordinance will be an "important tool" to go after grocery stores, health food stores and other businesses. The bags are used by the thousand to sell small quantities of drugs at $10 or $20 a bag.

Navarro referred to the plastic bags as "Marketing 101 for the drug dealers." Many of them have symbols, allowing drug users to ask for "Superman" or "Blue Dolphin" instead of the drug itself, he said.

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THUNDER HANDS

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:20 PM
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1. what are those bags actually used for

i mean, legally, what is their 'above shelf' purpose?

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LostinVA

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:22 PM
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3. I know the place I got my tattoo at uses them to hold body jewelry

They're the perfect size for a pair of earrings or a belly button ring.

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truedelphi

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:23 PM
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People who buy small amoutns of legally sold herbs

Small novelty items use them.

Shh! We have a whole drawer in the closet filled with these bags. They were bought so we could sell and ship some novelty items.

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sweetpotato

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:23 PM
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6. I like baggies

I am a quilter and I cut out the pieces to be sewn together and put them in a baggie so that I can carry it with me to hand sew when I'm not at home.

The zippered baggies don't fit in my handbag as well.

So here's an unusual use that doesn't involve anything illegal or nefarious.

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Canuckistanian

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:29 PM
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12. Jewellery, candy, carrot sticks, toothbrushes....

Edited on Wed Mar-05-08 04:29 PM by Canuckistanian

Those are a few uses I can think of off the top of my head.

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:29 PM
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13. Screws. At least, that's what I use them for. -nt

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eleny

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:31 PM
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16. They're labeled as snack bags

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slampoet

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:37 PM
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22. All jewelry comes in those on a wholesale level. Also most exclusive bulk spices like File gumbo

Stamp collectors

Raw gold findings

Computer components

soil samples

Crime evidence

Biological samples

About anything that is small but precious.

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walldude

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:46 PM
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23. My kid had a birthday party at one of those "fun centers" Sunday

and when they handed out tokens they came in those little baggies. So yesterday I'm at Costco shopping and when I go to pay, along with my money a couple of those little baggies fall out of my pocket. Man, did I get a look from the cashier. I thought laser beams were going to shoot out of her eyes and burn through my skull.

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Rainbowreflect

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:56 PM
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27. I bead and use them all the time.

They work for holding beads, thread as well as finished jewelry.

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Warpy

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Wed Mar-05-08 05:12 PM
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28. There used in retail by stores that sell small quantities of items

like beads, hundredweights of gold and some herbs. They're used by jewellers to keep findings separate and protected from the elements.

They're used in hospital pharmacies for unit doses of non formulary pills.

They have legitimate uses.

The drug dealers will either just go back to making waxed paper envelopes like they did before. I'm sure they haven't forgotten how to do it.

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Fuzz

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:20 PM
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2. That should do it.

Finally a solution to the war on drugs that will work!

Yay!

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Kadie

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:32 PM
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18. I can't believe no one has thought of this already.

Such a simple solution.

Yep.

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Dr.Phool

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:22 PM
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4. This guy's a real Dick Tracy, ain't he?

Next he'll ban coated paper that can be cut into 2-1/2 squares.

I wouldn't know anything about that.

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AndyA

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:23 PM
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5. And what's to prevent them from using larger bags?

What do we do then? Ban them all? Let us suffer with freezer burn, and endure dried out bologna sandwiches for lunch?

I've heard sillier solutions, but I'm at a loss to recall them at this point. :eyes:

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truedelphi

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:24 PM
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8. Now that we will have to resort to stuffing our sandwiches in with

the cocaine, all of it in larger bags, I guess we won't notice freezer burn that much!!

:bounce:

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skypilot

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:27 PM
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9. dried out bologna sandwiches

We all must make sacrifices.:yoiks:

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Canuckistanian

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:24 PM
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7. Brilliant!

Edited on Wed Mar-05-08 04:24 PM by Canuckistanian

Only, I wonder how drugs were sold BEFORE those little baggies were invented?

Looks like the drug dealers will have to travel a few miles OUTSIDE of town to buy their contraband food wrap.

That'll smarten them up.

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walldude

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:49 PM
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24. Or just order them from the internet..

These people live in caves I swear...

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The Straight Story

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:29 PM
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10. Gotta love the nanny state, ban, ban, ban

I feel safer already.

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Uncle Joe

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:29 PM
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11. What about banning lighters and matches used

for the purpose of firing one up?

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AlCzervik

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:30 PM
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14. oh yes that'll work. I must have 20 of those bags around my house because

my daughter has braces and has to wear elastics so i made up smaller bags for her that she takes to school, also i use them for sterling silver jewelry and so does my sister who actually that jewelry that i wear.

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madmom

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:30 PM
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15. well I remember getting a "dime" bag or a "nickle" bag in the older version

of baggies before they were self seal, we licked the edge, the spit made it's own seal.:smoke:

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Iggo

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:35 PM
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21. Exactly.

They'll just use the bigger bags.

What a bunch of maroons.

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RedCappedBandit

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:32 PM
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17. lmao..

as if drug dealers need these little bags to do their bidding..

the people running this country really are fools..

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texastoast

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:33 PM
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19. Let's ban shoes, because all drug dealers have them

and need them to walk around the neighborhood looking for baggies.

Meanwhile, I will continue to collect those tiny little bags that come with new clothes, holding a spare button or yarn.

I use them to bag up seeds from stuff I grow.

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qb

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:33 PM
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20. It sounds like a littering problem to me.

Why make a new law when you can just enforce the existing ones? :rofl:

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spag68

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:49 PM
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25. I use the really small ones

for screens, whoops, I guess thats bad too. never mind

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DontTreadOnMe

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Wed Mar-05-08 05:15 PM
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29. Working for Kohler?

Edited on Wed Mar-05-08 05:16 PM by DontTreadOnMe

Are you a sink salesman?

Personally, I use the little baggies for tiny little sandwiches.

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dysfunctional press

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Wed Mar-05-08 04:52 PM
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26. they'll just go back to using the corners of regular-size plastic bags...

torn off, and tied shut with a knot.

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ProgressiveFool

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Wed Mar-05-08 05:25 PM
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30. Oh no, what will they sell flag lapel pins in now?

Won't someone please think about the flag lapel pins?

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