ephedra

[saint_monkey]

despite being a very common weed (mormon tea,) ephedra is being banned after being linked to 155 deaths since the Clinton administration.¹
In 2001 there were 19,817 Alcohol-induced deaths in the United States, not including motor vehicle fatalities.² alcohol is not being banned.
There were approximately 12 choking deaths related to candy in 2000.³ 4 of these resulted in a ban on importation of candies made from the Asian Elephant Yam.⁴
155 people have died by the specific order of george bush (while Governor and President.)^{4 & 5}