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This is a really interesting question that I'd never considered before. A city is making a drugstore fight to sell something harmful. Fascinating.

It seems, though, that this is a really slippery slope. I think Walgreen's has a point. If grocery stores or discount stores also have pharmacies in them, why does the law pertain only to drugstores?

I hate smoking. My dad died of smoking-related illnesses, but it was seen as glamorous and cool when he was growing up. He quit as an adult, but the damage was already done. So I am not a fan or a friend of cigarettes in any way.

But it seems like San Francisco is saying "since a pharmacy is a store where you go for medicine that helps you be well, you may not sell something that leads to illness." And it seems like to keep the capitalist playing field equal, it should be true across the board -- if you sell prescription medicines, you don't sell cigarettes. Period.

Unfortunately, it seems like a company that might lead by example would most likely be the loser in this case. Though I can say that I for one would support -- with my pocketbook -- any company that took a stand like this. And I think there are a lot of others like me out there.

June 23, 2009 - 9:09am

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