I respond to the Senator this way, and we had this discussion earlier. The Synar regulation of SAMHSA is not an enforcement program. FDA is. SAMHSA provides no incentives for retailers to stop illegal sales to kids. Through its tobacco initiative, FDA will educate retailers about their responsibility, and can assess penalties and penalize retailers if they repeatedly sell to kids. SAMHSA does not provide enforcement power or enforcement money.
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