Lewis Rawlinson, a 19 year old student from the United Kingdom was arrested after he was caught dealing LSD and MDMA at a music festival. The drugs were mainly imported from the Netherlands; Police intercepted a package that was most likely ordered from the Darknet Marketplaces although they're unable to identify exactly from where it came from.
"At his hearing at the Exeter Crown Court, the court heard that the suspect ordered the narcotics for resale since he needed the profits to pay for his expensive medical treatment. Rawlinson occasionally visited a specialist on Harley Street and paid for the private treatment for a dermatological condition and a progressive illness called Meibomian Eye Dysfunction which, he believed could not be treated properly on the National Health Service (NHS). According to the court documents, the defendant spent more than £1,000 traveling from his home in Ottery St Mary to the specialist dry eye clinics in London, and paying £500 on a Harley Street consultation."
Lewis was busted at Lockdown Festival in Powderham Castle on September 16th, 2016 after trying to evade security. They searched him, took his phone and found some MDMA, LSD and Ketamine in his bumbag. After police raided his home, they found more and also discovered a small amount of Valium and Xanax.
"“This was a strange case because you were seeking to raise money to meet medical bills for an eye condition which I accept you were suffering from,” Recorder Andrew Maitland, the presiding judge, said in a statement to the defendant. “The fact that you chose to do that in this way has brought you to court. You placed an order for drugs and your name and address were on the package. You were bringing these substances to the British drugs scene.”"
He plead guilty and was released on bail, but shortly after police intercepted a package filled with 149 grams of MDMA, 510 ecstasy tablets and 55.24 grams of Ketamine. Since he ordered from the darknet markets, most likely the order could've been placed before his arrest.
His attorney stated Lewis knew he screwed up and unfortunately wasn't aware of the very serious consequences facing him. He still wants to take his A-level exams, regardless of whether he's a free man or behind bars.
So what do you guys make of this? People will continue to buy LSD and MDMA, there will ALWAYS be a demand for it, and it's definitely nowhere near the same level as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, bath salts, PCP, etc. With Lewis off the "streets", there's ten more dealers to replace him. Truthfully, I feel bad for the kid.
LINKS
https://www.deepdotweb.com/2017/05/09/british-festival-dealer-sold-drugs-pay-medical-treatment-jailed/
http://www.devonlive.com/student-19-who-feared-he-was-going-blind-jailed-for-selling-drugs-to-pay-for-treatment/story-30293140-detail/story.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-39712952
https://www.youtube.com/c/AVILSD
Honestly it's a shame that such tools like MDMA and LSD are illegal. I wish it were as easy as just purchasing and voila, you were able to save up for your next beautiful roll/trip at a festival instead of having to go down extremely sketchy routes each time.
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i know right, if they are not abused they are a real spiritual eye opener
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Sad for Lewis
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I like your watermark, looks nice man
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It's such a disgrace the kid's locked up for this... Nice feed, btw!
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Yeah how did you make that! What program did you use? PowerPoint affects then made into a gif?
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Looks tight
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How can one support modern prohibitions when they so clearly affect society negatively? Hasn't everybody learned about the effects of early 20th century prohibition of alcohol?
Even funnier: most people are afraid of coke and meth users, and full legalization would lead to riots on the streets! By that logic alcohol should be illegal, for if drugs are the cause of this violence then alcohol is the worst considering more than half of all violent crime in the US is committed by drunks!
It is a big joke on the world's population, really. They decide how we can experiment with our own consiousnesses while the law makers snort cocaine, another shit drug.
Just keep drinking the booze, smoking the cigs, and chugging the caffeine folks! Just don't eat the scarey mushroom or dangerous cannabis plant. A fucking joke.
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The funny thing is most of the "illegal" drugs were used as medicine or in the military less than 100 years ago. Even the harder stuff like cocaine and methampethamine was legal, maybe not widely used, but still treated like the way Adderall might be today.
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We can thank Bayer for Heroin, the non-addictive pain killer 9/10 doctors recommend!
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looks like the skittles video didd not work out for him
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Stop the stupid war on drugs! I don't think anyone has ever died from overdosing on LSD?
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Technically, yes. But from the actual "overdosing" of the substance? No. From doing stupid stuff? yes. Do you need to be high to die from doing stupid stuff? Nope! Thousands everyday
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if a substance is illegal then no matter the excuse one has in dealing with it, its not acceptable, there are many legal ways of making money so why choose that route.
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Right, I mean that's why I chose the legal entrepreneurial path.. but still, the rules behind why each substance is illegal are a little shady once you look into the roots. The history's fucked :P
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Why should you have a say in what another person puts into his or her own body?
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Droga destrói os jovens
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Does that mean drugs destroy the lives of youth?
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It sucks that he got caught as i would not wish that on anyone. Maybe he should have considered all the risk factors beforehand that way he could have had a plan to deal with this current situation. Not only does he have a medical bill that he needs to take care of, now he have a legal defense debt that he created from his decision. I hope it all work out in his favor
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He should join steemit and ask for help .
We have seen amazing things supporting people in need in here.
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Oh I'm sure he'd enjoy it from jail ;p
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Once again every action has a consequence!
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He was just trying to live his life in peace. None of these drugs are very harmful when taken in the correct dosage for a high. Give him a break.
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I just read Jawline XD
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police is gonna try the stuff he was selling, it's full corruption.
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