I hate cigarettes, hate cigarette smoke, and wish no one smoked them...

[gulliver]

13. Smoking is about where it belongs now.

It is fading fast. You can't watch someone die in hospice when they had fifteen years of grandkids, golf, and fishing left in them and think "Yeah, that smoking was sure worth it." It is a tremendously foolish thing to do.

Smoking is heavily taxed and regulated of necessity. Unfortunately, this is one case where smokers ruined things for themselves. They couldn't wait to smoke until they were outside. They smoked around people who didn't want it and without asking. It's one thing to be suicidal, but it's quite another thing to be rude and inconsiderate. I imagine nearly all of the readers of DU who smoke are not to blame. They are paying the price for the inconsiderate jerks.

Electronic cigarettes need to be perfected and made ubiquitous. They are a great answer. Smoking electronic cigarettes is a win-win. They should be allowed everywhere coffee and perfume are allowed. They should not be taxed beyond Sales tax. And their users should (and probably do) qualify as non-smokers for all intents and purposes.