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State deems second-hand smoke 'toxic'
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 1/26/6 | Jane Kay

Posted on 01/26/2006 3:13:01 PM PST by SmithL

SACRAMENTO -- California regulators became the first in the nation today to designate second-hand tobacco smoke as a "toxic air contaminant,'' placing it in the same category as the poisons arsenic and benzene.

The state Air Resources Board decided to target environmental tobacco smoke after evaluating studies that linked other people's smoke to increased cases of breast cancer, heart disease, asthma and low birth-weight babies.

The designation will trigger investigations around the state. Air board staffers are expected to visit clusters of smokers outside buildings and other spots where smokers congregate. They want to figure out ways to reduce the toxic exposure to unsuspecting passers-by.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: blowingsmoke; california; drugwar; junkscience; pseudoscience; pufflist; secondhandsmoke; smaokingnazis; smokeandmirrors; smokegetsinyoueeyes; smokers; thebiglie; theory; tobacco; tyranny; unelectedregulators; warondrugs
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SARB still blowing smoke.
1 posted on 01/26/2006 3:13:02 PM PST by SmithL
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To: SmithL

Why does anyone want to live in California?


2 posted on 01/26/2006 3:14:10 PM PST by mlc9852
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To: SmithL

Jihad...


3 posted on 01/26/2006 3:17:23 PM PST by Lexington Green (FOX doctored the news to satisfy a Saudi stockholder.)
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To: mlc9852

[Why does anyone want to live in California?]

In this case, why does any smoker want to live there?

I can think of 100 ways the liberals make California unliveable. In fact, I gave up huge salaries TWICE to get the heck out because of the liberals.

But I liked the fresh air in restaurants.


4 posted on 01/26/2006 3:17:55 PM PST by GermanBusiness
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To: mlc9852

"Why does anyone want to live in California?"

For clean air? (heehee)


5 posted on 01/26/2006 3:18:20 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: SmithL
i recommend the state spend tax dollars received through the taxation of the sale of cigarettes to install second hand smoke eradicators at 50 foot intervals throughout the entire state.
6 posted on 01/26/2006 3:19:30 PM PST by pipecorp (Let's have a CRUSADE! , the muslims never stopped. a 2010 useless reply odyssey.)
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To: mlc9852

I'm wondering that myself. And I never thought I'd say it, because this is a BEAUTIFUL state.

Was.


7 posted on 01/26/2006 3:19:52 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma
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To: SmithL

Next they will be charging people with attempted murder for blowing smoke in someones face?


8 posted on 01/26/2006 3:20:42 PM PST by Search4Truth (The spirit of freedom is more powerful than the rule of tyrants.)
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To: mlc9852
Why does anyone want to live in California?

The hell of it is they're bailing out of Kalifornia and bringing their nutty ideas here to Arizona where the liberal left governator jumps on them like a bird on a junebug!

9 posted on 01/26/2006 3:23:00 PM PST by Don Corleone (Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
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To: SmithL; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; editor-surveyor; forester

Can we stop holding our breath and put the gas masks away now that our air is pure...


10 posted on 01/26/2006 3:23:31 PM PST by tubebender (Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else...)
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To: SmithL
Laws based on fraud have a limited shelf life.

The largest Second Hand Smoke studies have proven no scientific connection to any of the diseases listed.
in fact, more beneficial effects have been scientifically linked recently.

11 posted on 01/26/2006 3:28:32 PM PST by Publius6961
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...second-hand tobacco smoke as a "toxic air contaminant,'' placing it in the same category as the poisons arsenic and benzene...

This is what you get with the dumbing down of science by the political class.

12 posted on 01/26/2006 3:36:18 PM PST by Rudder
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They probably want to outlaw smoking, or just use it to justify taking children away from their families..

The World Health Organization commissioned a study in the '90s that was supposed to document the bad health affects of second hand smoke. It turned out that there were no verifiable negative health affects to non-smokers, so they buried the study, and legislate today as though it verified the evil was real.

These people are certifiable a-holes.

13 posted on 01/26/2006 3:47:30 PM PST by GhostofWCooper (enough's enough. Deport them and build the fence.)
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To: Don Corleone

Well, you all need to build a fence!


14 posted on 01/26/2006 3:48:39 PM PST by mlc9852
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To: GhostofWCooper

I noticed the study on which this decision was based, was neither linked or named.


15 posted on 01/26/2006 3:51:44 PM PST by MCPO Airdale
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To: SheLion; Gabz

Ping-a-roonie!


16 posted on 01/26/2006 3:53:02 PM PST by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: SmithL

I guess the folks in California have, at last, managed to put opinion ahead of science. While I have no problem with not smoking in public places such as restaurants, office buildings and the like, I am really annoyed that such opinions about second hand smoke can be stated as facts when there is no evidence to support them!


17 posted on 01/26/2006 3:56:22 PM PST by Continental Soldier
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First, arm the smokers. Then, they can shoot the "inspectors". End of problem.


18 posted on 01/26/2006 3:56:41 PM PST by Emmett McCarthy
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To: RandallFlagg

In before the ping. LOL.


19 posted on 01/26/2006 3:56:48 PM PST by patton (I don't regret the journey, but it is time to get off the train.)
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To: SmithL

It has been determined that second-hand violence from Hollywood movies causes severe behavior problems in adolescents. All movies should be taxed an extra $10 --- it's for the children, just trying to save lives and Bushfault.


20 posted on 01/26/2006 3:57:01 PM PST by Republicus2001
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