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Speaking of Drugs More Dangerous Than Marijuana...

Jun 30, 2009

acetaminophen, FDA, Medical Marijuana, Tylenol


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An FDA panel just recommended reducing the maximum dose of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. Taken by millions of Americans every day as either a stand-alone medication or as an ingredient in various over-the-counter cold remedies, acetaminophen is the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S., resulting in hundreds of deaths by overdose every year.

And they say marijuana is too dangerous to be medicine?