Massachusetts town weighs nation's 1st tobacco ban
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The good news is in the comment section - the vast majority seem to understand that it's a move to take away personal freedom. That's refreshing!
I wonder if they will ban the sale of nicorette?
This is howling at the moon. When I lived on the Ohio side of the river, I drove to Kentucky where cigarettes were cheaper. In Kansas, I drove to the Indian stores. You don't prevent smoking with these laws...you just lose sales and burden your citizens.
This is howling at the moon. When I lived on the Ohio side of the river, I drove to Kentucky where cigarettes were cheaper. In Kansas, I drove to the Indian stores. You don't prevent smoking with these laws...you just lose sales and burden your citizens.
Just another example of people in government positions trying to take away the rights of business owners.
Just make possession of tobacco products a stiffer penalty for those under 21, no biggie, take the same stance as alcohol or drugs, lump em all together how hard is it. these council members are trying to control something that is uncontrollable. an adult will do what they want when they want to spite laws, just take a look at the over crowded prison situation, people will be people..... maybe extreme laws for parents that let their child smoke, 30 days for the adult, in house treatment for drug abuse for the child.. mandatory.... jeez people use your heads.. rant over thanks bunches.....
This is EXACTLY correct. All one has to do is look at New York City, where cigarettes are taxed to the gills. The black market for cigarettes there is big business. Or southern New Jerseywhere ther are regular 'runs' to bordering Pennsylvania for cigarettes. (In NYC tho, there are just multitudes of people that just buy locally 'once in a while' at the posted prices when they are desperate for a fix, that it still very likely pays to continue the heavy taxes. As skeptical as I have become, I gotta believe that this factor was heavily and carefully considered as part of the overall tax calculations.)
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Sorry to go so far off-topic, but did you all catch THESE in the article that the guy sells in his store?:
"fresh-baked maple-candied bacon chocolate chip cookies that are displayed by the check-out aisle."
BACON!! in the chocolate-chip COOKIES!!!! (I wonder if he sells them online????) Hmmmmmm, maple candy, bacon and chocolate chip! Yummmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyy! These have GOT to be good! Or maybe a similar ejuice............hmmmmmmm.
"fresh-baked maple-candied bacon chocolate chip cookies that are displayed by the check-out aisle."
BACON!! in the chocolate-chip COOKIES!!!! (I wonder if he sells them online????) Hmmmmmm, maple candy, bacon and chocolate chip! Yummmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyy! These have GOT to be good! Or maybe a similar ejuice............hmmmmmmm.
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Do you think the board of health got the message... I doubt it. A loud crowd expressing disgust = a riot? 
Westminster Tobacco Ban Meeting Cut Short After Crowd Becomes Unruly « CBS Boston
Unruly Crowd Shuts Down Westminster Tobacco Ban Meeting - Massachusetts news - Boston.com
The good news is a lot of people seem to get it in the comments.
BTW - I may make a trip out just to get those cookies - yum!
Westminster Tobacco Ban Meeting Cut Short After Crowd Becomes Unruly « CBS Boston
Unruly Crowd Shuts Down Westminster Tobacco Ban Meeting - Massachusetts news - Boston.com
The good news is a lot of people seem to get it in the comments.
BTW - I may make a trip out just to get those cookies - yum!
Do you think the board of health got the message... I doubt it. A loud crowd expressing disgust = a riot?
Westminster Tobacco Ban Meeting Cut Short After Crowd Becomes Unruly « CBS Boston
Unruly Crowd Shuts Down Westminster Tobacco Ban Meeting - Massachusetts news - Boston.com
The good news is a lot of people seem to get it in the comments.
BTW - I may make a trip out just to get those cookies - yum!
There's a limit to how much tyranny people will tolerate. The amazing thing is that the people who proposed this ordinance didn't understand perfectly well that this was going to be the result. I guess that's what happens when you spend too much time ensconced in the ivory towers of "public health."
Excellent result, IMO. Its clear to me that "health" commission wasn't going to listen to rational dissenting opinion. This way, they were forced to face the will of the people. And the people made it loud and clear they want freedom not arbitrary and capricious govt interference with lawful personal or business choices.
This illustrates one of my pet peeves with this sort of thing.
It's rarely The Town that instigates this stuff.
It's usually one person, or a few people at best, who make it their mission to clean up other peoples lives.
Bad cess to them I say.
It's rarely The Town that instigates this stuff.
It's usually one person, or a few people at best, who make it their mission to clean up other peoples lives.
Bad cess to them I say.
Yes, commenters get it. On a side note, here's the best exchange I saw:
Oops, never mind. This is a family friendly forum. Just expand the comments and search for user crockadoodle6 if you have a sometimes non-family friendly sense of humor.
(On the CBS Boston website link posted above)
Oops, never mind. This is a family friendly forum. Just expand the comments and search for user crockadoodle6 if you have a sometimes non-family friendly sense of humor.
(On the CBS Boston website link posted above)
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