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No. But I see little reason to spend so much money trying to suppress it. I see little reason to spend money trying to suppress tobacco. Tax it as high as you can without forcing it into the black market, and leave it at that.

If cigarettes were illegal and we know that they cause lung cancer, would you lobby for it to become legal and therefore inflict cancer on its users?

If they were made illegal through an abuse of the Commerce Clause, would you argue to continue that abuse because cigarettes can cause lung cancer?

The world is full of substances, practices, beliefs ... that are dangerous to those who engage in them. I am undecided on marijuana legalization. I am very clear on my believe that the truly slippery slope is in allowing the government to pass and enforce laws to protect us from ourselves.

Should we allow the government to regulate our salt intake on the premise that society has a stake in our doctors bill when we have a heart attack? Should there be a 'fat police' to monitor our refrigerators to protect us from type II diabetes?

Should guns be illegal because they are dangerous? How about that meat cleaver in your kitchen?

Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerous but it doesn't land you in prison.

Tobacco, like marijuana, is a naturally occurring plant that has been in use for thousands of years. If Tobacco were ever outlawed we would have the same gang violence and turf wars that are presently induced by marijuana trade. Its not as simple as the fact that it causes cancer. The smokers inflict cancer on themselves. I choose not to smoke.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness includes, in my estimation, the freedom to pursue courses of action that may potentially endanger ones self. It is not for the government to decide which risks we take on.

"If cigarettes were illegal and we know that they cause lung cancer, would you lobby for it to become legal and therefore inflict cancer on its users?"

If Big Macs were illegal and we know that they cause obesity, would you lobby for it to become legal and therefore inflict obesity on its consumers?

yes to both.....why anyone else get to decide what people do with their own bodies. I don't tell you what you can do with yours.