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Old 11-13-2007, 10:41 PM
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I dont believe Heroin or amphetimines were ever considered legal.
Yes, you're right, not "legal" on the track (although the only way to detect was a veterinarian suspecting use via the horse acting high) but "legal" as in readily available by prescription to the public (I think until about 1915 or so).
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