Minors purchasing "dangerous" chemicals and drugs

[John Dibble]

No/No

No/Yes.  Minors shouldn't be buying medication off the shelves.

16 year old: "My single mother is sick and I need to buy some flu medicine for her, what the hell do you mean you can't sell it to me?"


Small children I agree with, but there's legitimate reasons a teenage might need to buy some over the counter stuff.

[John Dibble]

True, there might be legitimate reasons, but there are also adults that can do it for them, if not a relative, a neighbor or friend.  Just like a minor cannot buy cigarrettes for a bed-ridden parent, a minor shouldn't be able to buy medication.

That's quite the presumption - what if there's no neighbor, friend, or relative available to do it?

[John Dibble]

No, it's realistic.  No one lives in a vacuum.  While there might be select few cases, I'm sure there are still ways around it if the medication is truly needed.

Again you're making a presumption. "I'm sure there's a way" doesn't make there actually be a way - just because you would like to believe something doesn't change the reality of it. If there is no adult available to purchase the medicine, who exactly is supposed to do it?