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totodeinhere

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45. I don't care if you drink as long as you don't drive and kill me. I can sit next to

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:12 PM

Jan 2012

you while you drink and the worst that can happen is I might smell it on your breath. But if you smoke I can be exposed to second hand smoke. That's big difference.

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Just ban cigarettes already. Please. [View all] Syrinx Jan 2012 OP

What kind of BS is this ??? Tx4obama Jan 2012 #1

BS? Syrinx Jan 2012 #5

Actually, it's never been proven, Fawke Em Jan 2012 #42

And just to reiterate lest I get attacked... Fawke Em Jan 2012 #47

That article is from 1956...research has come a long way since then Neurotica Jan 2012 #72

No, it's not. That's a mistake. Fawke Em Jan 2012 #109

Actually it has Major Nikon Jan 2012 #74

Yes and no Armin-A Jan 2012 #92

It causes cancer as much as anything else causes cancer Major Nikon Jan 2012 #95

...no sorry. all carcinogens aren't on the same playing field. Armin-A Jan 2012 #96

What I'm saying is that the greater your exposure, the greater your chances Major Nikon Jan 2012 #102

gotcha. we're on the same page now ;p Armin-A Jan 2012 #103

By that standard driving drunk doesn't cause car crashes, shooting heroin won't kill you... Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #97

NO. I think you're missing the point. Armin-A Jan 2012 #98

Independent (non-statistical) evidence can settle whether correlation is related to causation eridani Jan 2012 #117

okay good luck keep a few lung cells alive for 20 years.... Armin-A Jan 2012 #119

It takes very little time to induce cancer in lung cells with known carcinogens eridani Jan 2012 #121

a mutation yes. cancer no Armin-A Jan 2012 #122

Yes, cancer. Google is your friend n/t eridani Jan 2012 #123

yes so is 6 continuing years of research of cell biology Armin-A Jan 2012 #124

Right. Fawke Em Jan 2012 #111

I know tobacco is a legal product in the US Syrinx Jan 2012 #6

I think you forgot the demosincebirth Jan 2012 #21

Calling someone else's post BS after saying what you just said... YellowRubberDuckie Jan 2012 #12

exactly shanti Jan 2012 #53

You don't think cigarettes contribute to lung cancer? onenote Jan 2012 #14

Considering that science hasn't definitively proven that, Fawke Em Jan 2012 #44

wow. Do you also dispute the claim that human activity is a major contributor to climate change? onenote Jan 2012 #51

Nope, that's been proven. Fawke Em Jan 2012 #110

Your "credible" study is from 1956, which means its no longer credible onenote Jan 2012 #116

You really didn't just say that, did you? obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #15

My answer to this type of edhopper Jan 2012 #18

ok, i agree with much of what you post.. but this one is BS. look at the ass end of a filter. dionysus Jan 2012 #28

Ban cigarettes and legalize Pot! Broderick Jan 2012 #29

i can get behind that. dionysus Jan 2012 #37

They will have to pry my alcohol from my cold Broderick Jan 2012 #38

+1 dionysus Jan 2012 #64

I hate pot. Fawke Em Jan 2012 #112

When you can keep that shit in your own lungs, you can smoke anywhere you want. Zoeisright Jan 2012 #32

My brother smoked for approximately 20 years In July he lost a lung to cancer rustydog Jan 2012 #52

you ought to know that that is a ridiculous kind of "proof" hfojvt Jan 2012 #59

You were unaware of all the people who never lived long enough to hedgehog Jan 2012 #75

Another simple-minded imbecile ... GeorgeGist Jan 2012 #90

almost every male in my family died from lung cancer. it was a death roguevalley Jan 2012 #93

To quote Jerry Reed ... Bake Jan 2012 #100

While I sympathize... LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #2

oh crap btdt oldhippydude Jan 2012 #3

Let's not and say we did taterguy Jan 2012 #4

why don't you pretend that it's banned, and then stop, if that's what you want? Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #7

Yes , that's just what we need more attacks on personal freedom..... bowens43 Jan 2012 #8

You do NOT have the "personal freedom" to blow smoke out that I have to breathe. rustydog Jan 2012 #54

Smoking is a really thoughtless bad example for adults to provide for children. Zorra Jan 2012 #9

Or you could just quit using them being "not illegal" as an excuse to keep smoking them. 99Forever Jan 2012 #10

Organized crime would love for cigarettes to be banned; LeftinOH Jan 2012 #11

Prohibition worked out so well for alcohol hobbit709 Jan 2012 #13

Pretty much exactly what I was going to post. eom tawadi Jan 2012 #87

An interesting book on this subject obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #17

Parents should show... meaculpa2011 Jan 2012 #19

How about we get your money until you quit. JVS Jan 2012 #20

I have a friend who has been saying this for years. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #22

Those taxes pay for a lot of important programs. nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #23

Try e-cigarettes. Recovered Repug Jan 2012 #24

True. I also like the e-cigs. I'm pufing (vaping) on one right now... spin Jan 2012 #49

How are they a lot cheaper? RebelOne Jan 2012 #67

Here's Some Math... KharmaTrain Jan 2012 #80

The e-cigarettes I bought are not from a gas station. RebelOne Jan 2012 #83

A Lot Of Different Types Out There... KharmaTrain Jan 2012 #85

You bought a bad brand. pamela Jan 2012 #105

I need big brother and big sister Broderick Jan 2012 #25

I needed them to quit....and I feel honored that the people of.... Tikki Jan 2012 #39

Some sarcasm here, but I left out alcohol Broderick Jan 2012 #43

It may be that many of the fine people of California didn't hedgehog Jan 2012 #76

That works for me, also. Tikki Jan 2012 #86

make them ten bucks apiece. roguevalley Jan 2012 #94

As someone addicted to cigarettes, I agree they should be banned theAntiRand Jan 2012 #26

I just quit cigarettes, cocaine and alcohol. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #30

I was, where you are at. 99Forever Jan 2012 #79

Of course it's a goddamn(ed) choice. Codeine Jan 2012 #101

That will work about as well as Prohibition did... ljm2002 Jan 2012 #27

You could just send the government a check... JSnuffy Jan 2012 #31

Buy in Canada for $8 SOS Jan 2012 #33

Bomb Canada MattBaggins Jan 2012 #63

Suggest people ban alcohol, and the 'freedom lovers' come out, talk about banning smoking and you The Straight Story Jan 2012 #34

That's because tobacco is different from alcohol, Ron Green Jan 2012 #41

I'd rather trade health for freedom than freedom for health The Straight Story Jan 2012 #46

My beers are cool and harm no one second-hand Ter Jan 2012 #57

But...you do drive? The Straight Story Jan 2012 #58

When I still smoked cigs, I only did it outside and away from other non-smokers. phleshdef Jan 2012 #70

Wow. A post listing the health benefits of smoking. Ron Green Jan 2012 #65

I don't care if you drink as long as you don't drive and kill me. I can sit next to totodeinhere Jan 2012 #45

So stay away from smokers if you are so paranoid about it. former9thward Jan 2012 #50

There is substantial scientific documentation of the fact that second hand smoke is harmful. totodeinhere Jan 2012 #73

Your ignored my challenge as I knew you would. former9thward Jan 2012 #78

You are quoting notorious right winger and Fox News broadcaster John Stossel? totodeinhere Jan 2012 #82

This was a ABC News report not Fox but don't let facts get in your way. former9thward Jan 2012 #99

John Stossel was working for ABC but left there and now works for Fox. And he is a right winger. totodeinhere Jan 2012 #104

I apologize for the insult. former9thward Jan 2012 #118

There might be someone with an agenda here, but I don't think it's the CDC. n/t totodeinhere Jan 2012 #120

uh, oh... pipi_k Jan 2012 #35

I switched to a high quality electronic cig over 2 years ago and have never looked back. phleshdef Jan 2012 #36

I agree with you and share your experiences NavyDem Jan 2012 #66

Right on. This invention is going to save lives. phleshdef Jan 2012 #68

We tried prohibition of a popular substance once slackmaster Jan 2012 #40

You have no self control over your life so you want to deny others. former9thward Jan 2012 #48

Cocaine wasn't exactly legal when I was snorting big piles of it. Throd Jan 2012 #55

Is this like a DU analogy Quantess Jan 2012 #56

Nope. Just keep increasing the restrictions on public use. onehandle Jan 2012 #60

'Cus prohibition worked so well for booze and drugs Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #61

if you smoke them now when they are taxed hfojvt Jan 2012 #62

Yes because prohibition was such a success... Taverner Jan 2012 #69

The Mafia Charlemagne Jan 2012 #71

I smoked for 46 years, 2+ packs a day then I quit 4 years ago. Cold turkey. No patches or anything Wistful Vista Jan 2012 #77

Just ban possession of more than a ton of tobacco FarCenter Jan 2012 #81

Big Corporations Thank You Very Much For Your Money zorahopkins Jan 2012 #84

Ban jelly beans, please! Just go ahead and do it! Please! Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #88

Yes, let's limit freedom of choice even more than we do already. lildreamer316 Jan 2012 #89

I smoked four packs of unfiltered Camels a day. meaculpa2011 Jan 2012 #91

"Psst! I need a cigarette!" "I've got a guy" Dragonbreathp9d Jan 2012 #106

Just put it in your head to quit! sce56 Jan 2012 #107

Great idea. Matariki Jan 2012 #108

The government is not, should not be, in the business of protecting you, or me, from ourselves. Skip Intro Jan 2012 #113

Second take... Skip Intro Jan 2012 #114

Because the first two Wars on Drugs (alcohol-1920s, cannabis-today) have gone so well...... LetTimmySmoke Jan 2012 #115