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In reply to the discussion: Bill proposed in Oregon would make cigarettes prescription-only drugs [View all]former9thward
(31,987 posts)36. Breathe directly from an exhaust pipe of one of those "strict emissions control" cars.
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Bill proposed in Oregon would make cigarettes prescription-only drugs [View all]
Freddie Stubbs
Jan 2013
OP
Which will make this more difficult to enforce than pot laws, to be sure, but good idea anyway
Coyotl
Jan 2013
#73
They are getting a little carried away.Unless, it's leading to tobacco equality.Let's deal w/the NRA
judesedit
Jan 2013
#2
stick to the topic without demonizing him personally. that is what the other guys do
roguevalley
Jan 2013
#44
Ad hominem is not cool. Please supply some photos of yourself so we can comment on you too
Coyotl
Jan 2013
#74
Can they do that? I thought the feds established the controlled drug list.
McCamy Taylor
Jan 2013
#5
Each state also has a controlled substances list. There are minor variations.
Comrade Grumpy
Jan 2013
#11
I quit smoking 5 or 6 years ago, but I'd make a fortune running cigarettes across the border
Speck Tater
Jan 2013
#9
I fought for years for a womans right to an abortion because it's HER body - not mine! Some
DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav
Jan 2013
#79
Except for the 55000 a year who didn't choose to smoke, but died from others' choices.
dmallind
Jan 2013
#109
The point is that people do choose to get drunk and drive. This kills people. my uncle didn't
DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav
Jan 2013
#110
I do hate breathing exhaust from cars. In California, we have strict emissions control laws.
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#31
Breathe directly from an exhaust pipe of one of those "strict emissions control" cars.
former9thward
Jan 2013
#36
But if you are an addict, you shouldn't have any problem getting a prescription.
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#32
I applaud the effort to raise awareness of how harmful the substances in cigarettes are....
Swede Atlanta
Jan 2013
#14
you have your way for 500 years and we had to put up with it. Now you are a minority
roguevalley
Jan 2013
#48
oh for god sakes. Because I have real reasons for hating cigarettes I am now not a
roguevalley
Jan 2013
#57
its amazing isn't it? Addicts however don't have perspective on their issues.
roguevalley
Jan 2013
#47
The War on Drugs has been so successful that expanding it is the most logical course of action.
ZombieHorde
Jan 2013
#15
The upside of the law is preventing new nicotine addictions -- or at least making it more
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#34
This does not ban smoking. It merely insures that smokers are checked by their
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#35
If cops spot someone with a Newport, do they demand a prescription? And what of alcohol?
arcane1
Jan 2013
#54
If enacted, I would start smoking again, quit my job, and become a multi-millionaire
20score
Jan 2013
#62
Fuck that and fuck the prescription-only pseueohedrine. The other stuff isn't nearly as effective.
fujiyama
Jan 2013
#63
Wait, you can't classify this dangerous drug with other less harmful, illegal drugs...
olddad56
Jan 2013
#83
"Without a doctor's prescription"? Yeah, because you'll ever see one of those.
hughee99
Jan 2013
#80
Seeing that cigarettes have practically no redeeming features, no doctor would prescribe it
FleetwoodMac
Jan 2013
#99