[Publius Valerius]

Caffeine is far more a drug than oat bran

The definition of drug depends on how it is marketed. Thus, if I just sell oats as tasty treats, then it's not a drug. But if I sell oats as a way to lower your cholesterol, then it's a drug.

Same with caffeine. I put caffeine in a soda, it's not a drug. When I put it in a pill and tell people that they can take it to stay awake, then it's a drug.

[AH_LiveRight]

The definition of drug depends on how it is marketed. Thus, if I just sell oats as tasty treats, then it's not a drug. But if I sell oats as a way to lower your cholesterol, then it's a drug.

Try that with a batch of Maui Wowee brownies, or a jug of Wildwood tea. The Drug Czar gets to determine what drugs are, and are not. Not common sense.

[GraceG]

>> The definition of drug depends on how it is marketed. Thus, if I just sell oats as tasty treats, then it’s not a drug. But if I sell oats as a way to lower your cholesterol, then it’s a drug.

Same with caffeine. I put caffeine in a soda, it’s not a drug. When I put it in a pill and tell people that they can take it to stay awake, then it’s a drug. <<

So if a drug company puts satins in a muffin and only sells it as a tasty muffin treat, then no body would need a prescription.