(September 10, 2019 at 11:53 am)Vince Wrote:(September 10, 2019 at 11:52 am)Mermaid Wrote: This is why the FDA was formed, to protect the public from drugs like thalidomide. Drug makers can do all the right research, but there are still sometimes unforeseen problems that come to light after the drug is marketed.Can you answer my questions?
The tobacco companies are NOT required to regulate their products. Why is that?
Why should something be banned because it is harmful to people? How do we determine what to ban?
Are you asking about drugs or cigarettes? There are very clear rules on how we determine drugs that are harmful to people. Why shouldn't something be banned because it's harmful? Drugs need to be safe and effective, or they are illegal. Should heroin be legal? A lot of people think it should, and that anyone who uses it knows what they're getting into. I don't happen to think that way, but maybe you do.
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