Tobacco Illegal

[Pops]

Rosy, I don't disagree with what you are saying. Unfortunately, to prove that second-hand cigarette smoke is harmful to people, you have to eliminate all other factors, something that was not done on most of the studies. This will tilt the evidence.

As a smoker, I am fully aware of the risks of smoking. Forty seven years of smoking has left me with C.O.P.D., and ,due to the addictive nature of nicotine, I am still smoking. What makes me pissy is the politicians who use this as an excuse to heavily tax the poorer segment of our population. They say that it is to get back all the costs associated with medical problems and to keep young children from smoking. Florida sued to tobacco companies and got $20 billion. The first year,they spent $75 million on anti-smoking ads aimed at young people. The second year, they found other social programs that would help them get re-elected and they only spent $1 million on anti-smoking ads. While I lived in Florida, I never felt that the state would help me with my C.O.P.D. I was only one vote, and they were interested in millions of votes. Perhaps they will find that sugar, chocolate and McDonalds cause obesity,which leads to heart attacks. They can then put enormous taxes on them and we will see how you non-smokers like to be singled out for large taxes.( I stay away from sugar,salt, and McDonalds, and I can live without candy).

 

[strain_searcher]

I enjoy smokes but if someone is smoking when I eat I HATE IT. Also if I have a smoke outside and were to walk back into a club why would i still want to be inhaling someone elses smoke that hit their lungs and then was blown out only to hit my lungs. Thats GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS.

 

[tngreen]

when i first heard of this law around here, i was for it. but after really thinking of the implications, i see that is a very bad move for America. Whatever happened to a business owner's right to run a business as he/she sees fit as long as its within the law? Before we know it, cigs will be illegal along with cannabis making it even harder to get cannabis legalized. Smoking and non-smoking sections have been working just fine as far as im concerned. i havent once been in a non-smoking section and was uncomfortable because of the cig smoke from the smoking section. We are heading down the path of fascism for "the good of society". We need to stop this before its too late or freedom will only be a part of history. Atleast in my state, hotels and 21&up establishments are exempt.

 

[Saibai]

Hey, it`s been outlawed in Ireland`s and England`s pubs for a while now.
Also, my home country, Australia. You can`t even smoke within 4 metres of the entrance to the bar! Now everyone has to go out onto the street - increasing the chance of litter, random drunken violence, etc. The law is strictly enforced, too.

Been living in a smoker`s paradise for a while now though here in Japan.
I remember going into banks, ashtrays in the waiting area and people smoking, go into any office and people would have ashtrays on their desk and be puffing away as they typed, even city hall!

Thats been changed now, but relatively recently. Cigarettes are still dirt cheap and you can still smoke in most any restaurants, but in the bigger cities they`ve outlawed smoking while walking along public streets. You have to go and smoke in a designated area, or a mobile "smoker`s bus". Most offices I go to are still smoke-friendly, though.

 

[Saibai]

Japan Tobacco ad campaign:




They have a whole series, some are quite good.





^^^^^^ Parody, of course.