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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 11:06 PM
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We block drugs coming from Canada, but yet we don't control the drugs in our water?
Do I have that right?

"Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some of the contaminants while acknowledging they could threaten human health."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34528649/ns/health-more_health_news

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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 11:41 PM
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1. Because there's no profit in that.
Our "representatives" aren't even pretending anymore.
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polly7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 11:50 PM
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2. A sincere question ..
are U.S. citizens crossing the border for meds now banned from taking them back?
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 11:52 PM
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3. I have no idea.
But I wouldn't like to be the test case.
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eridani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-23-09 12:02 AM
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4. Nope. And apparently we can't do bulk buying negotiation for theim either. n/t
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