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Raptor
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29 May 2012, 7:58 pm

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When something that is considered desirable by so many is banned an instant black market is created and all the trappings that come with black markets comes into play.......
Besides, if someone wants to smoke that's their business and no one else's.


Not in a closed space near me thank you. I have asthma and I would just as soon the smoker take his burning tobacco elsewhere.

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29 May 2012, 8:08 pm

Raptor wrote:
ruveyn wrote:
Raptor wrote:
When something that is considered desirable by so many is banned an instant black market is created and all the trappings that come with black markets comes into play.......
Besides, if someone wants to smoke that's their business and no one else's.


Not in a closed space near me thank you. I have asthma and I would just as soon the smoker take his burning tobacco elsewhere.

ruveyn


You know what I meant for chrissake.....


I never know what people -mean-. I know what they say and I know what they write.

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30 May 2012, 12:09 am

ruveyn wrote:
Raptor wrote:
ruveyn wrote:
Raptor wrote:
When something that is considered desirable by so many is banned an instant black market is created and all the trappings that come with black markets comes into play.......
Besides, if someone wants to smoke that's their business and no one else's.


Not in a closed space near me thank you. I have asthma and I would just as soon the smoker take his burning tobacco elsewhere.

ruveyn


You know what I meant for chrissake.....


I never know what people -mean-. I know what they say and I know what they write.

ruveyn


Oh! What a hilarious exchange. I love you both.


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01 Jun 2012, 10:18 pm

HELL NO!



I love me some clove cigarettes!! !! They're bad for your lungs, but great for your brain. Smoking has proven cognitive benefits.



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01 Jun 2012, 11:03 pm

Think about this: how badly do you want to be on the road or interact with the people you do over the course of your day if cigarettes were suddenly unavailable?


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02 Jun 2012, 5:29 am

Jesus Christ, you can't ban smoking. There would be an uprising. There would be world war III. People would be rioting in the streets. there would be an armageddon.

If you have a problem with smokers, just go directly to the source and sue the greedy, manipulative big tobacco companies. Clearly they don't give a damn about anything but many so they deserve to be sued for every last penny.

On the other hand, you can't just ban cigarettes. It just won't work. The very best thing you can do and the only thing you can do is force tobacco companies to advertise honestly and give full information about the harmful effects of smoking. There's just nothing else to be done.