Been there....done that!
Posted on 11/09/2014 4:25:16 PM PST by Olog-hai
The cartons of Marlboros, cans of Skoal and packs of Swisher Sweets are hard to miss stacked near the entrance of Vincent’s Country Store, but maybe not for much longer: All tobacco products could become contraband if local health officials get their way.
This sleepy central Massachusetts town of 7,700 has become an improbable battleground in America’s tobacco wars. On Wednesday, the Board of Health will hear public comment on a proposed regulation that could make Westminster the first municipality in the United States to ban sales of all tobacco products within town lines. …
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Sodomy good.
Tobacco bad.
Liberalism really is a mental disease, and a serious one at that.
the Black Market will prove to be problematic Im certain.
Liberalism is truly a mental disorder.
It’s evil. But prohibition won’t work, as the addicts will ignore the ban. Their addiction is too strong. Tax it.
I may start smoking again
Aren’t Swisher Sweets endorsed by Michael Brown? Maybe his family can get an endorsement deal going???
Been there....done that!
/johnny
And liberals are all in favor of legalizing marijuana.
Where is the consistency? Smoking tobacco is bad, but smoking marijuana is good??? What the heck???
I thought of that too!
Say goodbye to all those tobacco taxes then.
consistency?
leftism is all about hate. They will protest “against war” when Bush is president but not when a Dem is President, because it is Bush they hated not the war.
It is pretty much like that on every issue.
As long as you don't enjoy it without deadly consequences seems to be their mission statement.
Can I ask a stupid question?
Can you ban the sale of a legal product?
I understand that sales of certain items can be restricted. Examples are alcohol, cigarettes, and pornography may not be sold to minors, as examples.
But can a town just ban a legally available product? I question under what controlling legal authority they seek to do this.
It worked so well with alcohol.
Disclaimer first, I no longer use tobacco products and rarely consume alcohol.
They are both legal products and are taxed but I believe if they make tobacco illegal but allow alcohol sales they are being less than consistent.
This will be great news for the Mafia and the Native American tribes of Massachusetts! If more cities follow suit there’ll be Indian smoke shops all over the state and some folks will be buying their Marlboros off the back of trucks a la “Goodfella’s.”
Why not? The birth place of liberty ought to be the grave, too.
Prophetic
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