Handing tobacco regulation over to the FDA, as Congress is poised to do, is an epic public health mistake. It is tantamount to giving the keys of the regulatory store to the nation's largest cigarette manufacturer, Philip Morris.
The legislation that will be voted on shortly in the Senate was cooked up out of public sight by Philip Morris, Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, and anti-tobacco lobbyists. During years of covert negotiation, Philip Morris outwitted this coalition of "useful idiots" at every turn. Philip Morris staffers even wrote large portions of the bill.
Keep FDA Away from Tobacco | Patrick Basham | Cato Institute: Commentary
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