https://www.healthline.com/health/lung-cancer/can-you-get-lung-cancer-from-smoking-weed
Posted on 04/22/2023 12:57:26 PM PDT by lowbridge
The pro-legal weed Hochul administration is quietly trying to fire up support for a complete ban on the sale of tobacco products in New York, The Post has learned.
The state Health Department commissioned a new survey aimed at gauging support for an all-out prohibition — despite Gov. Hochul’s failure to secure support from state legislators to include a ban on menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products in the yet-to-be-approved state budget.
“What is your opinion about a policy that would end the sale of all tobacco products in New York within 10 years?” were among the questions asked last week in the “New York Local Opinion Leaders Survey,” examined by the Post.
Another asks: “What is your opinion about a policy that would ban the sale of all tobacco products to those born after a certain date? For example, those born after the year 2010 or later would never be sold tobacco.”
The poll also solicited input on whether there’s backing for other tobacco-related measures, including capping the number of retailers who can sell “products in a community” and prohibiting its sales near schools.
The survey, conducted by nonprofit research organization RTI International, was distributed to “community leaders” statewide, including “county legislators and county directors of public health,” according to an April 13 memo to prospective participants from Jennifer Lee, director of the Health Department’s Bureau of Tobacco Control.
It’s obvious the Health Department is “test marketing” potential new smoking policies and such surveys are typically funded by taxpayers but through private companies, think tanks, or political campaigns, an Albany insider said.
“An outright ban being considered … is all new territory,” the insider said. “And I’ve never seen anything like this where [the state] uses this kind of focus grouping, alliance building, momentum building.”
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https://www.healthline.com/health/lung-cancer/can-you-get-lung-cancer-from-smoking-weed
Skoal Brothers gonna riot.
Great. The five families need another product line…
I think we can count on Bragg et al to prosecute with vigour!
Giant gift to the Indian reservations.
These filthy democrats must have regular brainstorming sessions trying to figure out what to ban next and who to screw over.
“Liberty? What’s that?”
Nicotine and caffeine increase productivity. Weed, not so much.
I don’t drink or smoke, but it sounds like prohibition all over again. Black market time.
No doubt.
It will never happen. The state is probably raking in 5 or 6 bucks per pack in taxes. Taxes paid primarily by poor and helpless nicotine addicts.
child mutilation okay, smoking bad
Just off the cuff, it probably won’t go over well.
“Giant gift to the Indian reservations.”
Very True,
But smoking pot is a good thing. What a da.
And I believe smoking pot will produce generations of potheads who only want to smoke it and not bother with work. Hey, don’t worry. I’m sure the Demoncrats want that as they could then promise all the weed you want as long as you obey us.
The Constitution is not compatible with public health.
I smoke Cuban cigars ordered by mail from Europe—never paid a penny in taxes since they are “illegal”.
Someday every smoker will get to be an evil criminal like me....
“There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”
Ayn Rand
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