And what about the disparity between codeine and another opiate synthesized from morphine — heroin? I guess a racial disparity argument could be made about the two opiates.
Good point. As you know, it all starts out as opium. From there it gets transformed to morphine, and further to other products like codeine or heroin. Regardless, the law will give you a lot of time to think about it you want to medicate yourself outside of the strictly controlled medical community.