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[quote=Anonymous]I truly do not get the initial premise.  Tobacco has no redeeming value, therefore it should be criminalized.  The list of activities with no redeeming value is a mile long.  DCUM has no redeeming value!!  First, criminalizing anything is an expensive proposition to the taxpayer.  You have to pay to regulate and prosecute the offenses.  Additionally, criminalizing something that anyone wants to do inevitably creates a black market that hurts everyone.  I would much rather have Joe Ne'erDoWell on his porch smoking a cigarette (or a joint, for that matter) that was taxed than create additional crime and tax drains to prevent him from enjoying his damn cigarette.  Second, you are never going to cure the world of every pastime that could possibly injure someone or you personally find distasteful.  It is reasonable to expect certain things to be illegal in a society -- murder and assault have to be illegal for society to work -- but the whole point of freedom is you get to choose what you do with your life and to evaluate the value of any particular pastime for yourself.  It is the rare individual who spends all her time strictly on endeavors that purely further the common good.  People are always going to entertain themselves in ways that could potentially hurt themselves or someone else.  Get the hell over yourself.  [/quote]

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