Imported drugs and the law
For more than a year, the Montgomery County Council has been trying to figure out a way to promote the importation of cheap prescription drugs from Canada for use by thousands of county employees and retirees. And for more than a year, the council has been given legal opinions saying that to do so would be prohibited by federal law. To date, those opinions have been issued by the Maryland attorney general's office, the County Council's own lawyer and two law firms retained by the school board, among others. The message is clear: It's time for the council to fold.
October 4, 2005