Tobacco.

Whichever your preferred news resource, you've likely heard of the new bill putting tobacco companies under the control of the FDA. Big deal right?

Initial thoughts and maybe/probably stretching:

-Is this to make way for a precedent when medical marijuana goes federal as well as the move toward general use marijuana (over the counter =) becomes legal? Will it help firm up a strong precedent to control it under the FDA (which I think is better than the DEA for this instance). Is this a total stretch?

-Is this the start of a "slippery slope" towards more regulation on food products? Okay, so other than things we eat it's hard to define "food" in this instance but I think it's safe to say things we consume by putting them into our body and attribute them to our physical health are under this category and now, possibly, open to more regulation. After all if you can prove it is HORRIBLY bad for, do you have a case to regulate it for the "public good"? Perhaps.