[Mike Darancette]

If it's so damn dangerous why don't they outlaw it?

[Joe 6-pack]

The hyped danger is the linchpin for civil disobedience. What we need are people to start calling 911 every time they see somebody lighting up a cigarette. The police and 911 operators may be annoyed, but how can they dispute the legitimacy of the calls when they are employed by the same local governments that repeatedly hype the fact that smokers subject us to death or grievous bodily harm, no less than a psychopath wielding a chainsaw?

By insisting that second-hand smoke is a killer, how will they react to someone who uses deadly force against a smoker?

[Publius6961]

If it's so damn dangerous why don't they outlaw it?

Look at the bright side!

If the gummint allowed deep pockets "Big Tobacco" to get sued for trillions after warnings on packages of cigarettes for over 30 years, think of the bonanza coming soon...

I will love the even deeper pockets of Uncle Sam and the most stupid bureaucrats and activists on the planet, endlessly warning us that second-hand smoke is the greatest threat to humanity, and simultaneously failing to outlaw the most dangerous substance on earth!

Worse than asbestos... Alar... Agent Orange... you name it.
I plan to be rich!

[jeremiah]

When govts at all levels have tax benefits from tobacco companies locked in to NOT sell cigarettes in the US, then they will allow it to become an illegal product here. I believe that is what the states AG lawsuits were all about, securing a revenue stream for the future, outside of sales activity.

[bfree]

If it's so damn dangerous why don't they outlaw it?

Wouldn't be able to heavily tax it if they outlaw it. How could they continue to waste all that money without the revenues from cigarettes?

[TruthBeforeAll]

Beacuse one of the driving forces behind the anti-smoking movement is the drug legalization crowd. All they want to do get cigarette smoking to be percieved as the same as doing drugs, then they will switch from being anti smoking to pro drug legalization.

[BigSkyFreeper]

If it's so damn dangerous why don't they outlaw it?

They wouldn't dare outlaw it, because there are taxes involved. The government is smart enough not to bite off the hand that feeds it.