SN legality

[xBrialesana]

Hey y'all I'll probably delete this thread, esp since I don't want to jinx anything lol! But why isn't SN regulated if it's so toxic? I just say that considering how much other things are regulated.

Thank goodness it isn't. I'm enjoying the luxury while I can. (Also I'm talking about the US. The fact you can buy it on, for example, Amazon is (amazing)) but considering they won't even sell certain freakin paints because if chemicals I'm wondering how this flies. Thank goodness it does.

 

[justwantdeath]

Because it has a common use as a food preservative and not enough people have offed themselves with it yet to draw attention to it.

 

[issyishere]

There are industrial uses to sn but some of the more common ones is to cure meat and prevent botulism causing bacteria. People making their own meat jerky can use it to prevent spoilage and some carpenters even use to distinguish certain types of wood. I'm sure there are more but that's just off the top of my head. Hope this helps

 

[S1mpleme]

Hey y'all I'll probably delete this thread, esp since I don't want to jinx anything lol! But why isn't SN regulated if it's so toxic? I just say that considering how much other things are regulated.

Thank goodness it isn't. I'm enjoying the luxury while I can. (Also I'm talking about the US. The fact you can buy it on Amazon is (amazing)) but considering they won't even sell certain freakin paints because if chemicals I'm wondering how this flies. Thank goodness it does.

Why guns in US aren't regulated as in Europe? It is much easier to buy a gun here.

 

[xBrialesana]

Why guns in US aren't regulated as in Europe? It is much easier to buy a gun here.

Truth.
Thanks guys just a random thought as I want to be sure I have what I need before some whack ass law was ever put into place or something. I sound paranoid but whatever lol

 

[S1mpleme]

Truth.
Thanks guys just a random thought as I want to be sure I have what I need before some whack ass law was ever put into place or something. I sound paranoid but whatever lol

I do have a random thought if you want to know. If cars in US were prohibited we were less lonely. What do you think?

 

[Zoltiel]

SN when compared to other methods is a rare way to go, I've never even heard of it until I found this forum. It just hasn't made a big enough impact for a full out ban.

 

[Ghost2211]

Truth.
Thanks guys just a random thought as I want to be sure I have what I need before some whack ass law was ever put into place or something. I sound paranoid but whatever lol

This was my thought process as well. Salt doesn't expire, so no harm aside from like $10 potential loss if one chooses not To die. I would be sad and mad if i waited and regulations were put into place. Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

 

[MsMaudlin]

SN when compared to other methods is a rare way to go, I've never even heard of it until I found this forum. It just hasn't made a big enough impact for a full out ban.

I hadn't heard of it either, so glad I joined this site.

 

[AlreadyGone]

Because it has a common use as a food preservative and not enough people have offed themselves with it yet to draw attention to it.

This.

 

[WhiteEyes]

I think it might be what Zoltiel said, I honestly hadn't even heard of it until this site. That said, I haven't attempted getting any yet.

 

[TimeToBiteTheDust]

I think it will be a long time in South America for SN to be forbidden.

 

[Carina]

Really there's a lot of things that are really toxic, just in my home itself, there are things that could kill me in probably every room of my house, and in many it would involve drinking. It's all legal. Head to garage or basement, and there's even more things. I have some things in my basement that if I spilled on my skin, I'd probably have to visit the ER for treatment, or at least get some good pain meds and bandages.

Now, not saying any of these would be painless (few to none would be), same for "delicious" (ok one would be--but not sure of quantity needed for it, but it'd definitely be delicious). But they're available anywhere... almost literally anywhere.

It's all a matter of likelihood of people using an item for ctb-ing, accessibility, and if people can use it for other uses for if it's restricted, banned, etc really. And right now it's like 'really common' to us, but 'what's that?' to the world.

 

[AlreadyGone]

I believe SN will become regulated when it becomes a suicide trend. Anything that offers a peaceful way to ctb will be regulated at some point once the number of suicides begin to rise via that method.

 

[Quarky00]

Cannot be regulated, as it is used frequently.

EU/UK will do their notorious 'soft enforcement" -- pressure suppliers to require business certificate from buyer. This will happen withing a year. EU was determined with Barbs (like N), and caused executions in the US to halt for several years. Then (as TimeTo said) we will have to count on our South American and Asian friends ........

And Americans.. well, they'll do fine.

US artisan meat-curing radicals will fight it.

 

[BPD Barbie]

Because it has a common use as a food preservative and not enough people have offed themselves with it yet to draw attention to it.

This, basically. It's so common in preserving meats and stuff. Don't really think people have heard about it much being used in suicide. That being said, it's becoming more common and more heard about now than it used to be.

 

[Roger]

Whilst SN is not regulated to the extent of requiring a licence to acquire and possess, there are legally binding restrictions on supply, control, and distribution in some countries - UK and Canada immediately spring to mind.

Google the UK Poisons Act 1972 and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations January 2019 if you feel like seeing some primary sources.

SN is well known as a bacterial inhibitor in processed meats, and this would seem to be the principal legitimate use. Further uses are as a corrosion inhibitor and as a therapeutic antidote in cases of cyanide poisoning. It can also be used to distinguish between red oak and white oak.

 

[RedPanda]

It's slowly gaining more infamy BUT i don't see an outright ban happening anytime soon unless it gains massive coverage about it being a leading cause of suicide. Even then, as mentioned, it's used for curing/preserving meat, can it really be banned? Maybe you'll need a license to obtain it? I didn't even know what SN was until i joined this site and i'm very happy i discovered it, i was planning on jumping which is now my backup plan. When i joined, the go-to method seemed to be hanging but I've noticed A LOT of people using SN as their method...including myself.

 

[UpandDownPrincess]

Botulism is way more deadly than SN poisoning.

ETA: As for guns in the USA, we have a legally binding right to own them. Our country was founded on a bunch of men who picked up their guns and overthrew the government in power at the time.

 

[xBrialesana]

Really there's a lot of things that are really toxic, just in my home itself, there are things that could kill me in probably every room of my house, and in many it would involve drinking. It's all legal. Head to garage or basement, and there's even more things. I have some things in my basement that if I spilled on my skin, I'd probably have to visit the ER for treatment, or at least get some good pain meds and bandages.

Now, not saying any of these would be painless (few to none would be), same for "delicious" (ok one would be--but not sure of quantity needed for it, but it'd definitely be delicious). But they're available anywhere... almost literally anywhere.

It's all a matter of likelihood of people using an item for ctb-ing, accessibility, and if people can use it for other uses for if it's restricted, banned, etc really. And right now it's like 'really common' to us, but 'what's that?' to the world.

Yeah you nailed it here. If I were more impulsive I could go to Walmart and buy whatever and do somethin crazy to try to ctb. But yeah you right.

I believe SN will become regulated when it becomes a suicide trend. Anything that offers a peaceful way to ctb will be regulated at some point once the number of suicides begin to rise via that method.

:( unfortunately. What a time to be alive I guess..

Further uses are as a corrosion inhibitor and as a therapeutic antidote in cases of cyanide poisoning. It can also be used to distinguish between red oak and white oak.

I never heard this. Chemistry, yo!

It's slowly gaining more infamy BUT i don't see an outright ban happening anytime soon unless it gains massive coverage about it being a leading cause of suicide. Even then, as mentioned, it's used for curing/preserving meat, can it really be banned? Maybe you'll need a license to obtain it? I didn't even know what SN was until i joined this site and i'm very happy i discovered it, i was planning on jumping which is now my backup plan. When i joined, the go-to method seemed to be hanging but I've noticed A LOT of people using SN as their method...including myself.

I planned on jumping too, 100%, but unless I drive up to see how to Golden Gate Bridge construction is going, I'm not sure. I know I had posted about driving up there but I've been too depressed to do the 4/5 hour drive lol. Plus I don't know how weird I'd look checking out where all the barriers are put up lol.