smoking age is 21 now in California

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Originally Posted by Chaboo_Cleric [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I agree, but I still don't agree with the age 21 dispute on alcohol and cigarettes.

I agree 21 is too high. it should have always been 18. You can go to war, have children,get married, vote, consent to having someone taken from life support but you cant decide if you want to drink or smoke. I always found it ironic that Edward Bernays had devoted the latter part of his life to anti-smoking campaigns seeing as he was instrumental in changing public perceptions of the taboo of female smokers.

Tobacco is really strange. The lobbying only protects the interest of the big tobacco corps that create literally poisonous products. Tobacco in its natural form isnt that bad and has been ascribed to some health benefits but the crap they mass produce is toxic. We recall faulty hand brakes but sell poison to people. I think tobacco should be decommercialized. People should be allowed to grow it or smoke it but I dont think we should allow the sale of it commercially.

Nazi Drs were the first to recognize a link between smoking and lung cancer and anti-tobacco movements were huge in Germany. They were the first ones to enact smoking bans in official buildings and such. Damn those evil Nazis trying to save people from lung cancer.