Professor Geist’s weekly Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) assesses the current battle over Internet pharmacies. The column argues that the Canadian and U.S. governments, supported by PhARMA, have relied on a series of demonstrably false premises to stir fear among the Canadian and American public. It concludes that while there may be good reasons to shut down the industry, the public has yet to hear them.
The Battle over Canadian Internet Pharmacies
February 7, 2005
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