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I don't smoke, have never smoked, and never will smoke so laws like this have no direct effect on me but they have an indirect effect. They piss me off. They piss me off because of the condescending nature in which they are conceived. A group of people with way too much time on their hands sits around and thinks up things that will "make the world a better place" and they do this with the wholehearted belief that the rest of us are just too stupid to know what's best. We need their guidance and superior intellect because we can't be trusted to save ourselves. They see themselves as lords looking down from high places onto the masses of surfs who would be lost without them.Its much better than trying to take advantage of a bunch of tobacco addicts with extreme taxes. I think cigarettes should be banned.Its extremely addictive and difficult to quit(I smoked in my mid to late teens all the way to my late twenties, I haven't smoked for almost several years), smoke is harmful both to the smoker and those around the smoker. A lot of smokers are inconsiderate ****s who flip their butts on the ground, smoke around other people and even smoke in in their cars and houses with the kids in it thus forcing their kids to breath it in. At least with drinking you are only harming yourself and should you cause harm to others you can be arrested for driving drunk or public intoxication.
And when this particular quest is complete because their are enough people out there that willingly hand over their god given freedoms in the name of "the greater good" you can bet that, at least some of them, will light up and enjoy the pleasure of a good smoke. A luxury now afforded only to the chosen few...