Yes, it's up right now. I just went and looked.

As a long-time anti-drug war activist I am of two minds on Silk Road.  I guess it's all about intentions and so far the only intention I can gather is that it's about the money.  Nonetheless, intentional or not, SR makes a profound statement as to the failure of governments to adopt rational and compassionate drug policies.

After three-weeks and only a handful of transactions it can hardly be considered a major player in the trafficking of cannabis and narcotics.  Although with the recent press and now US Senate action pending, it will be interesting to see how this all plays out.  And, what, if any, impact it might have on the global legalization/normalization of drugs movement.  So, for the time-being I'll consider Silk Road as an act of non-violent civil-disobedience, and cheer it on in that spirit. 

However, SR is designed to fail - the real black-market and their political puppets simply will not allow it to succeed.  They will not hesitate to use any means at their disposal to shut it down.  Here in the US we still arrest and jail medical cannabis users, although it's not as bad as it use to be.

In that vain, allow me to suggest a new category for Silk Road, something like, "Edible Medical," for food products made with THC.  Hopefully, this will give SR a little more TLC and positive karma for what is sure to be a hard row to hoe.

Peace be with you.
Greenfloyd, aka Floyd Ferris Landrath, Portland, Oregon.

Floyd, keep in mind that SR is like Mt. Gox is that it's more of a middleman between buyers and sellers, though the guy running the site is a seller himself.  It's very likely that he doesn't sell any of those drugs you quoted, but one of the other sellers wanted to offer it and so he needed to add the relevant pages to the site.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/  I found silk road everybody. I agree the pollies should ban it now.

Yes!  That would put an end to this story instantly. The media would feel foolish and the two senators would feel very foolish.

I find your statement to be pretty offensive to so called "children".  You are implying that they are completely helpless and have no ability to make decisions with consequences.  In my book, if they can figure out how to use the internet, tor encryption, bitcoin, order something through SR, all without it being detected by anyone who cares to stop them, they are certainly mature enough to comprehend the consequences.  Please consider that you are turning kids into bubble boy (if you've seen that movie).   

As with everything, it should be up for the parents/children to decide when they are mature enough to experiment with mind altering substances. I firmly believe that the parents should be able to provide a safe setting for their children to do so (if they feel it is appropriate) without risking going to jail.

If you don't know such things, you shouldn't have children.

Guess what? There's parents like that out there arleady  . Ever see those vids of parents giving their kids weed or chain smoking cigarettes? I've seen one or two where the parents gave them ecstasy. The kid seems to slightly enjoy himself even, besides his eyes shooting back and forth. Uncommon, but it happens, and in those situations the child doesn't have options to say no. I guess some would say the courts have to decide if the child is mature enough or not to make the decision for himself? Hm. Tricky.

I think we're getting a little OT up in here.