Re: Bizarre...sexwithsinJune 20 2008, 05:48:55 UTC
Okay yeah those are very good points :D
This reminds me VIVIDLY of a conversation I had with a girl we shall call "Maura" from the adult entertainment world, at a luncheon I attended last summer... a sort of "Vancouver Adult Industry" peoples gathering, if you will... and she and her partner were VERY strong on the pointing out that the government was trying to put "Organic foods" into the pharmaceutical category... and THAT is something that I can wholly agree with that it is very concerning!
I do think that while you have a valid point above, that I'd like (probably naive and innocent of me!) that the government wouldn't be so silly as to throw Vitamin C into a "prescription only" category... based on the past few years, it would appear that they are very well versed in what should and shouldn't be a prescription... and as products over time prove their own 'safety' they come out of 'prescription' mode... (Eg, some of the "morning after" pills are now available without a prescription, and I think this is a flaw, personally!) ....Based on what I've seen "in my life span" I think that the government seems to be pretty reasonable in what's prescription, and what's not... my interpretation of the focus of the bill appeared to be simply that the bill is seriously outdated, and that there are so many more products available now which aren't covered by the bill, and their production and regulations need to be in place for public safety.
I agree 100% with the 'fast tracking' comment, and as far as the limiting media thing goes, I can see both sides of that coin. When paired with the 'fast track' thing no it doesen't look good, however limiting media coverage can easily be a good thing. Media can create hype which can give the public a negative perspective which isn't true at all, (Lets take the "People won't be able to grow garlic in their own backyards!" example... as an example...) and I think that's what they're trying to avoid here.
I think we need to take a really close look at how much it really will impact our lives directly, before we jump to conclusions that it's going to have a huge impact however. My main impression from reading the bill (and admittedly looking at the records, this is something that was introduced over a YEAR ago) ...is that the bill is a means of 'catching up with the times' and simply trying to protect the public against materials which didn't even exist, 30 or 50 yrs ago which is when this particular piece of legislature was last reviewed.
ON another note, your comment about "The Canadian Public has the right to be informed of something that will affect so many people's lives directly" -- Again, I've got to agree & disagree here. I haven't been tracking this issue since 2007, but it seems that some people have, and it seems that the right people have! I think that the people who have the intelligence and perceptive skills to look and review something, and not "overimagine the worst scenario" absolutely have the right, however there is a GREAT deal of ignorance in this world and it could easily be detrimental to the majority, to have something like this thrust in their faces and asked to make a decision, without first doing the research, gaining proper knowledge, or having proper awareness of what exactly the issues at hand are that people are taking issue with... a lot of the time again, media hype can easily easily sidetrack people and take awareness AWAY from what the real matter is...
I think garlic & vitamin C while absolutely they have proven their health benefits, that they haven't got the same degree of 'kick' that they create a literal chemical imbalance in your system like most prescription drugs do... painkillers, steroids, antibiotics... etc. Those seriously alter the chemical makeup of your body... Vitamin C I don't think alters a person quite so drastically.
This is a good discussion though... we should absolutely get together & discuss it in more depth... :D
Love T
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This reminds me VIVIDLY of a conversation I had with a girl we shall call "Maura" from the adult entertainment world, at a luncheon I attended last summer... a sort of "Vancouver Adult Industry" peoples gathering, if you will... and she and her partner were VERY strong on the pointing out that the government was trying to put "Organic foods" into the pharmaceutical category... and THAT is something that I can wholly agree with that it is very concerning!
I do think that while you have a valid point above, that I'd like (probably naive and innocent of me!) that the government wouldn't be so silly as to throw Vitamin C into a "prescription only" category... based on the past few years, it would appear that they are very well versed in what should and shouldn't be a prescription... and as products over time prove their own 'safety' they come out of 'prescription' mode... (Eg, some of the "morning after" pills are now available without a prescription, and I think this is a flaw, personally!) ....Based on what I've seen "in my life span" I think that the government seems to be pretty reasonable in what's prescription, and what's not... my interpretation of the focus of the bill appeared to be simply that the bill is seriously outdated, and that there are so many more products available now which aren't covered by the bill, and their production and regulations need to be in place for public safety.
I agree 100% with the 'fast tracking' comment, and as far as the limiting media thing goes, I can see both sides of that coin. When paired with the 'fast track' thing no it doesen't look good, however limiting media coverage can easily be a good thing. Media can create hype which can give the public a negative perspective which isn't true at all, (Lets take the "People won't be able to grow garlic in their own backyards!" example... as an example...) and I think that's what they're trying to avoid here.
I think we need to take a really close look at how much it really will impact our lives directly, before we jump to conclusions that it's going to have a huge impact however. My main impression from reading the bill (and admittedly looking at the records, this is something that was introduced over a YEAR ago) ...is that the bill is a means of 'catching up with the times' and simply trying to protect the public against materials which didn't even exist, 30 or 50 yrs ago which is when this particular piece of legislature was last reviewed.
ON another note, your comment about "The Canadian Public has the right to be informed of something that will affect so many people's lives directly" -- Again, I've got to agree & disagree here. I haven't been tracking this issue since 2007, but it seems that some people have, and it seems that the right people have! I think that the people who have the intelligence and perceptive skills to look and review something, and not "overimagine the worst scenario" absolutely have the right, however there is a GREAT deal of ignorance in this world and it could easily be detrimental to the majority, to have something like this thrust in their faces and asked to make a decision, without first doing the research, gaining proper knowledge, or having proper awareness of what exactly the issues at hand are that people are taking issue with... a lot of the time again, media hype can easily easily sidetrack people and take awareness AWAY from what the real matter is...
I think garlic & vitamin C while absolutely they have proven their health benefits, that they haven't got the same degree of 'kick' that they create a literal chemical imbalance in your system like most prescription drugs do... painkillers, steroids, antibiotics... etc. Those seriously alter the chemical makeup of your body... Vitamin C I don't think alters a person quite so drastically.
This is a good discussion though... we should absolutely get together & discuss it in more depth... :D
Love T
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