Comment FDA & DEA (Score 1) 68
Shouldn't the FDA and DEA take some responsibility for not doing their jobs?
"The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs
DEA is "tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the United States. The DEA is the lead agency for domestic enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act"
"The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is the statute establishing federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use, and distribution of certain substances is regulated."
In my opinion, the DEA and FDA did not do their job function for which they were created and thus should take some of the blame for enabling those pharmaceutical companies.