Shipping medicine into America from Canadian pharmacies is illegal.

美国药品法禁止从加拿大进口药品到本国。

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Google has agreed to pay 500 million U. S. dollars for running advertisements by online Canadian pharmacies targeting consumers in the U. S.

谷歌公司已同意就为加拿大网络药店发布了以美国消费者为目标群体的广告支付5亿美元的罚款。

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S. by Canadian pharmacies. But, the fine didn't come as a total surprise to Google, as the company disclosed in May it had set aside 500 million dollars for a potential settlement.

但是，这笔罚金对谷歌来说完全不是一件吃惊的事，据该公司五月份披露，为了解决一个潜在问题拨款5亿美元。

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But Google said in 2004 it would continue carrying ads for Canadian pharmacies that send medicines to U.S. customers.

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Rhode Island even has a law that goes into effect Jan. 15 that will license Canadian pharmacies to do business there.

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By 2003, big drug makers seeking to protect their U.S. sales shut online pharmacies out of the Canadian supply chain, forcing them to seek supplies elsewhere.

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