No, you're just clouding the issue, and not responding in anyway to the thrust of the article. Have a nice day.
Really? According to the article, "The FDA is politically prohibited from recognizing the value of a medicine that can be grown by people for free because the agency has such close ties to the pharmaceutical industry. This is my theory ..."
I was responding to that "thrust". If you'll allow the author to make these unsupported claims, then certainly my tame analogy is appropriate.
It makes more sense to me that the FDA would reject the medical appropriateness of a smoked plant because of the harmful carcinogens than some vague political tie to "the pharmaceutical industry".
Wolfie---The only one clouding the issue is you...it's called self clouding...in other words you are yourself denying the facts.
So many smart asses on these pro-pothead threads..