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Originally Posted by MaskTVMaura
I was thinking the same thing... they ban smoking inside and outside... why not just make smoking illegal? I'll tell ya why... those tax dollars that people pay every time they buy a pack. The government is playing both sides against the middle -- raking in the taxes for the sale of tobacco products but banning their use essentially everywhere. That is TOTAL BULLSHIT! If the government wants the people to be smoke-free, they should take their hands out of big tobacco's pockets and give the people a consistent message, for once!
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Yep no doubt. The one thing that some smokers of other leaves might see is they are setting rules to regulate a dangerous drug, lol. Some might argue that if the local governments can regulate tobacco smoking so well, why not marijuana smoking? Only in your private residence maybe. And if you dare drive and get pulled over, it's a DUI. Seems theres precedent for just about everything now.
In NY state, a carton of generic cigarettes is over $50.00 due to all of the taxes. Plus they are "fire safe" papers they roll them in, mandated by state law. They basically snuff themselves out if you're not puffing on them, to help prevent fires started by cigarettes.
Pretty crazy stuff all around.