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I'm from a state that has banned smoking (chewing tobacco, as far as I know, are not banned from indoors) in most all public / corporate business areas for a good decade or so now. I've been around the world enough where anti-smoking laws aren't put to place as strongly, and contrasting those smoker-friendly areas to where I live, I can honestly say that I'm glad we do have the anti-smoking laws we have here. I appreciate it. I'm glad that it's been a while enough that smokers have now learned to deal with going outside to smoke without too much complaint and that non-smokers can enjoy fresh air when they're eating / working.

I don't think it's necessary to put a ban on cigarettes. Those who buy and consume them know what they're getting themselves into and it's a choice. While the habit, much like drinking can be policed, it's very difficult to ban the product itself. It's better to raise the taxes / general price of tobacco products to discourage usage, but as long as the person purchasing the product is A) of legal age to do so, and B) is doing it in a space that is considered courteous to others (i.e., designated smoking areas in wide open spaces or in their private quarters or generally away from other non-smokers), I personally don't have a problem with people buying the products themselves.

My friends, yes, I threaten them that I will kick their balls for smoking in front of me, but that's because they are my friends and they should know it's because I genuinely care. Generally if I don't see them smoking, I leave them be. People on the internet I meet whom I consider friends, I also don't care. I do care about them trying to be healthier and will support them, but I know that smokers need to realize for themselves in order to quit and no amount of outsiders yapping and nagging is going to make them stop, so I'm not going to bother being a nuisance. I care about them, I do wish that they'd consider quitting, but unless they're going to wake up each morning determined to quit, I will leave them be until they decide to quit.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Crash Landon

If you don't like it, don't go there and find another way to enjoy the game with people who feel similarly.

Or move to California, and never have to go into a smokey pool hall or a bowling alley again!

You'll likely not have the disposable income to go out to drink after paying half your income in rent, another quarter in insurance and taxes and the rest on food, but still, you won't ever have to inconvenience yourself with other smokers in public again.

There's nowhere I can't reach.