i'm willing to put this in the official deathtokoalas platform:
the penalty for selling opiates of any kind, including prescription opiates, shall be to be roundly beaten the shit out of in the public square by a group of vetted volunteers.
yes, it's a public health issue.
no, it shouldn't be legal.
note that i'm stopping short of calling for public castration - which, in this case, is actually somewhat of a good idea.