In a controversial move the Empire through the House of Lords has passed legislation declaring the Drug 9 is now a controlled substance due to its extremely addictive qualities and potentially fatal withdrawal symptoms. Use or purchase of the drug is now a criminal offence with a minimum prison sentence of five years at the Acheron mining penal colony in the asteroid belt. Everyone knows that the average lifespan at Acheron is less than six months.
Defenders of the new faith are already calling it attack against their religious freedoms.
The Empire have made a serious error in this ban, I believe they have effectively walked into the trap laid by this new faith. By banning they have made it the most desired drug within the Empire, the prohibition years of the 1920s proves that. If you want to people to want something you ban it, people always want something that is illegally or forbidden.
Only a fool would believe a drug like 9 would ever be legalised for general public consumption considering its dangerous side effects. By banning it has also brought the new faith further into the public eye and the potential for new followers.
They would of have been better off applying the usual government red tape thereby slowing the whole process down by decades.
One of my sources however believes that the new faith has converts within the government and this was in fact the new faith's plan all along. This way they can sell the drug on the black market at a considerable profit.
Either way the Empire's position has been weakened, countries outside the Empire will definitely be taking advantage of this gap in its armour.
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