You mean to tell me that a Governor can ban FDA approved medication?

[RickHworth]

Pray tell, a Governor of one of these United States, can take it upon him/herself to ban a medication in their state? Especially using the premise of "protecting" their citizens?
It should be relatively easy for anyone to explain why this action was not taken on Oxycodone and OxyContin.
I anxiously wait for explanation and responses.

[elleng]

1. No

[Irish_Dem]

2. Exactly. Who benefits from making drugs legal or illegal?

[raging moderate]

3. This is a MEDICAL DECISION. This should be decided by MEDICAL DOCTORS.

These people are too ignorant to understand what they are doing. They should leave medical decisions to medical doctors. That is what I do, because I know I am not as knowledgeable or as trained or as experienced as a medical doctor.

[Nululu]

4. Banning alcohol, tobacco?

[summer_in_TX]

5. Maybe the governor doesn't have unilateral power to do it.

But the state legislature can likely do it unfortunately.

[BlueIdaho]

6. See you in court

Asshole.

[DENVERPOPS]

7. If it is any Republican Politician

they think they can do anything...... Hasn't everyone got the message yet after the last 6+ years??????????

[Takket]

8. Demsin red states should propose viagra bans

After all more boners equals greater risk of unwanted pregnancy which increases the odds some evil woman will seek an abortion.

So ban viagra!!!!

[Smackdown2019]

9. Congress, regulates Commerce

Congress regulates commerce,.....

[rubbersole]

10. Keep it up my repub fellow citizens...

...this is a giant losing issue for the tattered republican "brand". Winning elections will be a quaint memory for these assholes. Kansas and the midterms taught them nothing.

[no_hypocrisy]

11. They can't as governors.

But as we see in 31 states, they can exert pressure on drugstores not to stock those medications. So, indirectly, yes they can.

I see it as a violation of the Federal Commerce Clause.