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11. They at least can vote and not have their vote counted.

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Thu May 5, 2016, 08:30 AM

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Brown signs bill to raise legal smoking age in California to 21 [View all] Eugene May 2016 OP

A kid can die in war but not drink a beer or smoke a butt. bunnies May 2016 #1

They haven't developed a drone that will check IDs before dropping payload, yet. n/t TygrBright May 2016 #2

And they never will. bunnies May 2016 #3

That was my first thought as well PatSeg May 2016 #4

I started smoking at a young age. bunnies May 2016 #5

It tends to bother me PatSeg May 2016 #9

War and smoking are TWO different things! It's not unlike an argument that a gun owner might vkkv May 2016 #23

My main dispute is PatSeg May 2016 #29

One is either a legal adult for all things, or one is not. N/T beevul May 2016 #34

I would tend to dispute the assertion that smokers of previous generations didn't know it was Aristus May 2016 #18

But none of that was legal prior to WWII happyslug May 2016 #6

They at least can vote and not have their vote counted. Feeling the Bern May 2016 #11

Yeah. That too. bunnies May 2016 #12

The two are completely unrelated. It's not unlike an argument that a gun owner might vkkv May 2016 #16

If you are old enough to decide youre willing to DIE for the country, bunnies May 2016 #17

If you are old enough and legal to buy a gun, why vkkv May 2016 #19

And smoking IS AN ADDICTION - unlike joining the military.. nt vkkv May 2016 #20

And since when do cigs rise to a level of national security? If anything, they are a vkkv May 2016 #26

What happens to people aged 18-20 who are already smokers? NutmegYankee May 2016 #7

Some will get the message, others will not... nt vkkv May 2016 #21

They probably already have fake ID to buy booze n/t TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #30

I like Brown and I hate smoking... MoonchildCA May 2016 #8

Why not just go through prohibition on anything anyone doesn't like? Feeling the Bern May 2016 #10

Look, it's EASY. We regulate MOST OTHER POISONS! vkkv May 2016 #22

Adults should be able to make their own choices. Even unhealthy ones. Throd May 2016 #24

Do you see how you are sounding a lot like those who argued against seatbelt and motorcycle vkkv May 2016 #25

Where does that argument end? Throd May 2016 #28

Food in general is not a known toxin, right?? vkkv May 2016 #31

Neither is driving a car, or riding a motorcycle. N/T beevul May 2016 #37

Yep, you're right - and LOOK at the number of REGULATIONS with driving a car or cycle..nt vkkv May 2016 #38

Only in public. N/t beevul May 2016 #39

Stop protecting me from me. If I want to drink poison, I'll drink poison. Feeling the Bern May 2016 #41

Um, well said ...? vkkv May 2016 #42

They're working on it. N/t beevul May 2016 #36

Sad, isn't it? And people support nanny state government. Last time I checked, I already had a mom Feeling the Bern May 2016 #43

self delete, wrong thread. beevul May 2016 #44

In general, I consider sumptuary laws a bad idea. malthaussen May 2016 #13

So you gotta be 21 to step into a store to buy some smokes. But you can be 17 GOLGO 13 May 2016 #14

MAP OF STATE CIGARETTE TAX RATES vkkv May 2016 #15

Anything that will keep a kid from picking up a cigarette, I'm for. Jennylynn May 2016 #27

Do you really think kids have just been waiting until they turn 18 to start smoking? ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #33

I started at about 11. Stole my mom's Jennylynn May 2016 #40

I don't agree with this law. David__77 May 2016 #32

Pointless ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #35

Here are the states that arrest kids for underage smoking jmowreader May 2016 #46

At least they can't go to their weed dealers for smokes. sofa king May 2016 #45