On 05/21/2016 08:56 PM, Micky wrote:

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You may not be old enough** to remember that that was a compromise.
One side wanted to ban cigarettes completely. Would that have been
better? Don't you think a stupid 12 or 15-year old should be told
smoking is bad for him by someone other than his parents, if they did?
(FWIW, it's those who are "conservative" now who brought about the ban
on alcohol, which didn't work well.)

I'd rather have cigarettes than alcohol banned. Both can harm the user,
but cigarettes directly harm other people (they stink too).

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