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Originally Posted by willravel
I'm still not sure if smoking should be under the jurisdiction of the FDA. It's not a food, and it's really not a drug (in that a drug is taken to benefit the health of the user).
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Science says it is a drug. Vernacular disagrees. In my opinion, science wins.
drug: a substance that has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body
To respond to the OP... Uh, yeah. Corporate interests have a stranglehold on our government and our culture. I am starting to think that this is an unavoidable consequence of our worship of the "free market" (or at least the variation thereof which we have implemented). By making the market and economics the ultimate arbiter, you sort of place yourself in the position of being a whore.