The PACT Act died in the Senate. Dat's certainly good news for smokers who buy cigs online, including smokers who are disabled and online is the only way dey can buy cigs.
Article URL:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/us/06seneca.html
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Property Rights Newsletta
| The Property Rights Newsletter March 5, 2010 - Issue #560 "The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence." - John Adams | ||
 Nick Hogan Update... Nick Hogan was the first person to be prosecuted under the new smoking laws. He will spend six months in prison after refusing to pay a fine. REMINDER: Tobacco is a legal product, and he was on his own property!Nicotine Patch: New Study Shows That Even Extended Nicotine Replacement Therapy is Extremely Ineffective; Unaided Quitting Rates are Far Better. By Michael Siegel. The senior author of the study has a severe financial conflict of interest as she has served as a consultant to GlaxoSmithKline, one company that manufactures the nicotine patch. She has also served as a consultant or has received research funding from AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Novartis. GA: House Bill 39. Tobacco Tax Favors High-Income Counties. GA: Savannah Mayor says "Sue Us" if you don't like it. OH: State is hypocritical on smoking ban. By Pam Parker. USA: Which Burger Chains Dominate the U.S. Landscape? Canada: The International Olympic Committee will investigate the actions of Canadian women's hockey players who celebrated their gold medal victory Thursday night by swigging beer and smoking cigars on the ice in Vancouver. Ireland: Tobacco price law ruled illegal. The European Court of Justice rejected Irish government claims that it needs to fix a high minimum price to discourage smoking. Jakarta: City to issue individual healthcare cards to outcast smokers from burdening its budget. SKTM cards are held by residents that are recognized by the administration to be living in poverty. UK: Woo-hoo!! Government unblocks Forest website. | ||
 Treat Me Like a Dog: What Human Health Care Can Learn from Pet Care. Watch the video from Reason TV. | ||
Sunday, March 7, 2010
A Q from someone on the PACT Act
How do kids get "charge cards?" as someone asked in a comment on the PACT Act post on my blog?
Well first of all, most online smoke shops don't use credit cards. E-checks are allowed for online cig purchasing. If kids are getting their hands on checkbooks, then their parents are irresponsible.
The PACT Act (on a more serious point) has nothang to do with preventing kids from buying cigs online. Politicians wanna prevent ADULTS from buying cigs online. So smokers can fill the polticians' pockets with moolah via offline cig purchases. Antis claim buying cigs online is tax evasion. I dunno how it's tax evasion. Cuz smokers are still paying fed taxes on the online cig purchases.
If the states are so concerned about losing money from smokers who buy cigs online instead, why don't they lower the tobacco taxes and tax the heck outta fast food lovers? What about the kids who can easily buy say a pack of Newports from a bro in the streets? Aint dat "tax evasion" too?
I know even adults who buy Newports (or whateva brand) from cig bootleggas (aka: the underground cig market) are evading taxes. Why don't the politicians try going afta the underground cig markets? Believe me, if I can't buy my cigs online, I'll juz buy a pack from a bro who sells em in the streets if I have to.
It's always about the kids. But don't believe dat sh!t. In the case of the PACT Act, it's all about forcing smokers to buy cigs offline so the politicians don't lose money. And it's all about putting more people outta work (since those online smoke shops would be outta business).
But don't you love how online CIGAR sales are exempted from the Act? So the politicians can easily have their cigars delivered to their doors?
Well first of all, most online smoke shops don't use credit cards. E-checks are allowed for online cig purchasing. If kids are getting their hands on checkbooks, then their parents are irresponsible.
The PACT Act (on a more serious point) has nothang to do with preventing kids from buying cigs online. Politicians wanna prevent ADULTS from buying cigs online. So smokers can fill the polticians' pockets with moolah via offline cig purchases. Antis claim buying cigs online is tax evasion. I dunno how it's tax evasion. Cuz smokers are still paying fed taxes on the online cig purchases.
If the states are so concerned about losing money from smokers who buy cigs online instead, why don't they lower the tobacco taxes and tax the heck outta fast food lovers? What about the kids who can easily buy say a pack of Newports from a bro in the streets? Aint dat "tax evasion" too?
I know even adults who buy Newports (or whateva brand) from cig bootleggas (aka: the underground cig market) are evading taxes. Why don't the politicians try going afta the underground cig markets? Believe me, if I can't buy my cigs online, I'll juz buy a pack from a bro who sells em in the streets if I have to.
It's always about the kids. But don't believe dat sh!t. In the case of the PACT Act, it's all about forcing smokers to buy cigs offline so the politicians don't lose money. And it's all about putting more people outta work (since those online smoke shops would be outta business).
But don't you love how online CIGAR sales are exempted from the Act? So the politicians can easily have their cigars delivered to their doors?
Indiana has the 2nd highest smoking rate in the nation
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/quit-smoking/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100254529>1=31021
>>>Bruce Adkins, director of tobacco prevention for West Virginia's Bureau for Public Health, says the state funds a toll-free line that provides those who want to quit with counseling and nicotine replacement aids. "Our smokers are hardcore, long-term, very addicted pack-a-day smokers," says Adkins. "Quite frankly, they don't want to quit."
Take away "very addicted," and dat quote actually describes me as a smoker. Maybe I oughta move to WV. hee hee
I am surprised Indiana has the 2nd highest smoking rate in the nation. I thought their tobacco taxes were higha than say MO's tobacco taxes.
I dunno where IL ranks, but I'll guess. IL has one of the 20 lowest smoking rates in the nation when I factor in the statewide smoking ban.
>>>Bruce Adkins, director of tobacco prevention for West Virginia's Bureau for Public Health, says the state funds a toll-free line that provides those who want to quit with counseling and nicotine replacement aids. "Our smokers are hardcore, long-term, very addicted pack-a-day smokers," says Adkins. "Quite frankly, they don't want to quit."
Take away "very addicted," and dat quote actually describes me as a smoker. Maybe I oughta move to WV. hee hee
I am surprised Indiana has the 2nd highest smoking rate in the nation. I thought their tobacco taxes were higha than say MO's tobacco taxes.
I dunno where IL ranks, but I'll guess. IL has one of the 20 lowest smoking rates in the nation when I factor in the statewide smoking ban.
Friday, March 5, 2010
FDA possibly banning menthols
Here's a new page on the idea of the FDA possibly banning menthols. I dunno why dis topic is even being resurrected. But me did forget the company related with Johnson and Johnson probably has their own say so on banning menthols.
http://www.tobacco. org/news/ 297736.html
I'm sure most people who have read my thoughts for years online know my thoughts on the idea of banning menthols. Growing my own tobacco and using menthol spray on the leaves is a "food for thought" topic. I'm sure Lorillard is one BT company who will fight over dis idea...since dey make Newports of course.
Cuz while I don't mind trying reg cigs, taking away menthols would still be like taking away cigs altogetha to me (in my eyes). There used to be a time when I actually enjoyed occassional regular packs like once per week. And making my own regs/menthols for dat matta But dat was before the FSC days when a reg cig actually tasted like a cig.
http://www.tobacco. org/news/ 297736.html
I'm sure most people who have read my thoughts for years online know my thoughts on the idea of banning menthols. Growing my own tobacco and using menthol spray on the leaves is a "food for thought" topic. I'm sure Lorillard is one BT company who will fight over dis idea...since dey make Newports of course.
Cuz while I don't mind trying reg cigs, taking away menthols would still be like taking away cigs altogetha to me (in my eyes). There used to be a time when I actually enjoyed occassional regular packs like once per week. And making my own regs/menthols for dat matta But dat was before the FSC days when a reg cig actually tasted like a cig.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Dis is outrageous. Spending time in prison for basically smoking tobacco?
If I had any ounce of respect for antis left in me, it's gone afta I read dis BS on a smoker being forced to spend time behind bars for refusing to pay a fine for smoking on his own property.
http://www.smokersclubinc.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5194
When it comes to juz thinking of putting someone behind bars not for robbing a store with cigs, not for shooting and murdering someone, but for simply smoking on his/her own property, the only Q I have is: Where are our priorities at?
It's bad enuf dat one has to hide a cig behind a trash can while smoking outside of a hospital. But spending time in jail for essentially smoking a legal product is crossing the line to me.
I am a lil surprised a similar incident involving a smoker in the US hasn't happened yet (on spending time behind bars for refusing to pay a smoking fine).
http://www.smokersclubinc.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5194
When it comes to juz thinking of putting someone behind bars not for robbing a store with cigs, not for shooting and murdering someone, but for simply smoking on his/her own property, the only Q I have is: Where are our priorities at?
It's bad enuf dat one has to hide a cig behind a trash can while smoking outside of a hospital. But spending time in jail for essentially smoking a legal product is crossing the line to me.
I am a lil surprised a similar incident involving a smoker in the US hasn't happened yet (on spending time behind bars for refusing to pay a smoking fine).
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Random thoughts
I heard Obama is still smoking, and the media wants to make it sound like a biggie. I also recall someone posting dis same topic in the groups a few days ago.
Who gives a care if he's still smoking? At least the media is reminding everyone ppl of ALL races smoke. I "still smoke" myself. And you don't have to worry about me trying to quit cuz I enjoy it a lot.
On a slightly different topic, I can only laugh at the idea of someone smoking outside of a hospital, getting busted by security for getting caught for smoking, and I heard (at least at Oak Forest hospital), you'll get fined $250 and a citation.
If hospital security really wants to make someone pay for smoking outside of a hospital, then dat's Fked up. I could see busting someone who's carrying around a gun or a knife on a hospital campus. But busting someone for smoking a LEGAL product OUTSIDE?
I'd hate to imagine how no smoking in cars with kids is enforced in states like Maine. If IL ever gets a law like dat, all he!! is gonna break loose when cops try pulling over vehicles in the Chicago streets where adults are smoking inside with kids riding along. I think pulling someone over in my community for driving without a seatbelt on or for speeding (if it's clear the driver aint intoxicated) is bad enough. Pulling someone over for smoking in a car with kids is a sick laugh.
Who gives a care if he's still smoking? At least the media is reminding everyone ppl of ALL races smoke. I "still smoke" myself. And you don't have to worry about me trying to quit cuz I enjoy it a lot.
On a slightly different topic, I can only laugh at the idea of someone smoking outside of a hospital, getting busted by security for getting caught for smoking, and I heard (at least at Oak Forest hospital), you'll get fined $250 and a citation.
If hospital security really wants to make someone pay for smoking outside of a hospital, then dat's Fked up. I could see busting someone who's carrying around a gun or a knife on a hospital campus. But busting someone for smoking a LEGAL product OUTSIDE?
I'd hate to imagine how no smoking in cars with kids is enforced in states like Maine. If IL ever gets a law like dat, all he!! is gonna break loose when cops try pulling over vehicles in the Chicago streets where adults are smoking inside with kids riding along. I think pulling someone over in my community for driving without a seatbelt on or for speeding (if it's clear the driver aint intoxicated) is bad enough. Pulling someone over for smoking in a car with kids is a sick laugh.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Hats off to the Canadian women's hockey team....for smoking on the ice!
ARTICLE LINK
If a group of chicks are drinking beer and smoking cigars in practically an empty arena, dat ain't the same as em "celebrating in public" to me. Maybe if 20,000 people saw em celebrating in the arena, I could see the celebration being more in public then.
What's the big deal about the chicks' celebration? The playa who drank and she's only 18 years old...last time I checked, underage drinking is common in the USA as well. I hope she had a cigar with her beer. :)
If a group of chicks are drinking beer and smoking cigars in practically an empty arena, dat ain't the same as em "celebrating in public" to me. Maybe if 20,000 people saw em celebrating in the arena, I could see the celebration being more in public then.
What's the big deal about the chicks' celebration? The playa who drank and she's only 18 years old...last time I checked, underage drinking is common in the USA as well. I hope she had a cigar with her beer. :)
Thursday, February 25, 2010
You can't get STDs from putting cigs in your mouth
The funniest lie on smoking I ever heard of was "If you smoke, you can catch a STD,"
With all due respect to antis, the only connection I see between smoking and sex is sucking a cig and sucking a part of your lover's body. Particularly in the upper part of the body. Taking drags on a cig makes good practice for sucking otha good sh!t. LOL
But I'm sure even a smart nonsmoker knows you can't get STD's from putting cigs in your mouth. Smoking and making love go togetha though in a positive way.
With all due respect to antis, the only connection I see between smoking and sex is sucking a cig and sucking a part of your lover's body. Particularly in the upper part of the body. Taking drags on a cig makes good practice for sucking otha good sh!t. LOL
But I'm sure even a smart nonsmoker knows you can't get STD's from putting cigs in your mouth. Smoking and making love go togetha though in a positive way.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Senior Citizen has to decide between smoking and having an apartment to live in
ARTICLE LINK
I agree with the person who said nonsmokers and antis don't give a damn about smokers' health (let alone nonsmoking tenants' health).
And my motto is if dey don't give a damn about my health, I'm gonna light up when I want and where I want.
If it was up to me, I'd try searching for a complex dat's still smoker-friendly. But I'd still look for help in my hypothetical case. Kicking someone out for refusing to quit smoking is actually worse than using race as an excuse for ANY topic.
I agree with the person who said nonsmokers and antis don't give a damn about smokers' health (let alone nonsmoking tenants' health).
And my motto is if dey don't give a damn about my health, I'm gonna light up when I want and where I want.
If it was up to me, I'd try searching for a complex dat's still smoker-friendly. But I'd still look for help in my hypothetical case. Kicking someone out for refusing to quit smoking is actually worse than using race as an excuse for ANY topic.
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