stackyFACTSReleasing a new chemical compound upon the public requires jumping through three wildly expensive bureaucratic hoops. Phase one checks if it's lethal, phase two checks if it even slightly works, and phase three unleashes it on a massive crowd to ensure the side effects aren't statistically disastrous before filing for approval.
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