[Ah, we helpless consumers barely survived before enterprising folks like Seven Rowe arrived to protect us from ourselves. I don't know about you, but I was about planning to order a gallon of Blistex and use it as a dessert topping. Perhaps Mr. Rowe will realize that foreign travel permits Americans to buy drugs without U.S. government supervision and take the appropriate steps to restrict it. What's next, some entreprenurial politician telling us how many drinks we're allowed to have on airplanes? --Declan] ********* From: "Reisman Household" <reismanat_private> To: <declanat_private> Subject: Web sale of drugs targeted- Bangor daily News Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 09:35:22 -0400 Declan- Two points- "no consumer complaints", but bureaucrats and lobbyists are sure there is a problem. And federal action is needed! Jon Reisman <http://www.bangornews.com/cgi-bin/article.cfm?storynumber=38602>http://www.bangornews.com/cgi-bin/article.cfm?storynumber=38602 AUGUSTA — With more than half of Mainers telling pollsters they have access to the Internet, there is growing concern over Web-based "drug stores" that offer access to prescription drugs over the Net with little or no say from a doctor. "We're not talking about people filling their prescriptions over the Internet to try and get a lower price," said Maine Attorney General Steven Rowe. "The concern is sites that sell prescription drugs with no real consultation with a physician." [...] But no state agency has yet received a consumer complaint about an Internet drug sale. Both the state Pharmacy Board and the Board of Licensure in Medicine say they have not received any complaints. Nor has Rowe's office. But Stovall said the problem has probably occurred in Maine. [...] "Congress needs to act on providing the Justice Department with the tools to go after these off-shore companies," she said. "The states already have their hands full at home." [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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