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		andyakb on July 18, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FedEx Charged With Shipping Drugs For Illegal Onli... If they are shipping items that require a prescription without verifying a prescription, then they are illegal, regardless of what the items are

tlrobinson on July 18, 2014 | [–]

Online contact lens sellers (at least ones I've used) do verify your prescription. Is it up to FedEx to investigate whether their customers are required to and actually do verify prescriptions?

Oxxide on July 18, 2014 | [–]

how do you know the prescriptions don't exist/weren't verified?

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