[CSM]

GabZ - Thought you would like this one, another example that this is all about control, not health! (Plus, I know you are personally involved in this!)

[CSM]

Hey guys, happy Monday!

(I still haven't figured out how to address the original post!)

[Fee]

If it is all about health, how about establishments that promote promiscuity, gay sex and drug culture. How come the Dems do not regulate or outlaw them? More people die from STD than herbal cigarettes.

[theDentist]

"It is all about health."

It's all about the money, and the perpetuation of the Nanny-state.

[Tacis]

So, most of you "its private property" freaks can still enjoy the lovely aroma of the chopped truck tires that I burn whenever I go to a new place. If there is food, entertainment or ambience that makes a place attractive, will go to try it out. If it is smokey, I'll ask the batender or captain, "Is it OK to smoke?" If he says, "Yes," I'll light up a wad of chopped truck tires. Everyone seems to love it, although, I've never bothered to ask and just assume, like tobacco smokers, that they think the smoke and it's stink are as good as I do.

These guys should be able to burn herbal cigarettes all they want.

[Mears]

How can they ban herbal cigarettes without years of studies?

Mr Infante is rapidly becoming my hero. How did he ever think of this?

As the article states,if they ban all smoke it will affect a lot of other things,candles and barbecue among them.

[Gabz]

Thanks!!!

If they plan on banning the herbal cigarettes - they better plan on banning anything else that causes any kind of smoke in indoor areas - including candles, deep fat fryers, grills, ovens, fireplaces, etc...................

[TigersEye]

"Next we will be banning candles, incense and fires in your fireplace," Mr. Dore said. "This is insane."

Good point! What about fires in fireplaces? Wood smoke is far more toxic than tobacco smoke. Especially pine. How much wood would an average evening fire burn? 20 to 30 lb.'s? That's the weight equivalent of 30 to 40 cartons of cigarettes I'm guessing. If it's all about health what about that?

Now let's consider the smoke and fumes from deep frying one batch of donuts.

[concerned about politics]

and the people breathing in the secondhand smoke."

Cooking food is not healthy. It must end. Where there's fire, there's smoke!
What about incence? The Catholic church must stop killing people - "It's for the sake of the children."
Forests need to be stripped of trees! They catch fire, and create smoke. It's not healthy. No more trees allowed.
No more BBQ's, either. What were you people thinking!
Oh, and the smoke from second hand POT smokers! That's killing thousands of teen agers daily!

Breathing must end. The carbon dioxide is dangerous around those who don't breathe. We need a law! This crap MUST end, and end RIGHT NOW!!

[concerned about politics]

"It is all about health."

But AIDs distribution is OK. We'll just over look that. That's a personal choice we'll "allow."
The rest of you smokers - get in line, strip down, and get ready for your "shower".(Are the ovens hot enough yet?)

[headsonpikes]

"They are control freaks....This is insane."

Welcome to the 21st Century, in which totalitarian socialism will apparently be fine-tuned, if not quite perfected.

[lockjaw02]

Hmm, one has to wonder if they'll ban indoor charcoal grills at those grill your own steak places, after all, charcoal smoke contains many of the same carcinogens. Oops, so does wood smoke - NO MORE fireplaces allowed.