7/15/2004: Springfield, Mass. Has Saved $2.5 Million by Reimporting Drugs from Canada (The Washington Post; subscription may be required)

Excerpt: [W]hat looks like a rousing success in Springfield remains the focus of intense fighting in Congress, the courts, the presidential campaign and in the marketplace. More than a dozen cities and states have followed Springfield's lead, ignoring the admonitions of Bush administration officials and drug companies who say purchasing medications outside the United States is dangerous and illegal.