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example, would you require cigarettes to be sold only with a pre- 

 scription from a doctor, indicating that it was his or her best medi- 

 cal judgment that the person should smoke? 



Would you please provide the subcommittee with any memo- 

 randa that you may have concerning restrictions that might be 

 placed on the sale of cigarettes other than removing them in the 

 market? That is the end of that question. 



[The information follows:] 



One alternative under consideration would obviously be to consider nicotine-con- 

 taining tobacco products as prescription drugs because of the health risks they pose 

 when consumed as intended. There are very complex public policy and medical is- 

 sues that would need to be resolved before we might decide to impose such a re- 

 quirement. We would not do so without a full airing of these considerations. 



