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Smoking bans are coming: what does the evidence say?

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The word "freedom" does not appear in the article. The loss of freedom from a smoking ban should at least be acknowledged. Trying to ban smoking will create a black market whose products may be more dangerous than the current ones. Eric Garner died after an arrest for selling single cigarettes from packs without tax stamps. Bans don't enforce themselves. Do we want police going after people selling cigarettes?

> died after an arrest

This is such a weird way to phrase it. He was murdered by a police officer who choked him to death.

Re: Smoking bans are coming: what does the evidence say?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Smoking tobacco is older than the US. Burning witches is older than the US too, if we're gonna get all argumentum ad antiquitatem in here.

I don’t see people burning witches as part of their daily routines in 2024.

Ahah! So you admit the ban worked!
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