I've never had problems buying in pharmacies here in Ontario. I buy them by the box (25g syringe and pins and 18g pins), have never been asked for prescription or ID. The states seem to be way stricter than Canada in many ways, especially when it comes to pharmaceuticals, I wonder why that is... Whenever I watch American TV all I see are ads for meds and weight loss drugs, you'd think just from the sheer amount of med ads you'd be able to get whatever you want at the local pharmacy.