Tobacco Ban

Tobacco is often the first addictive substance abused by those who later go on to destroy their lives, and the lives of people around them, with other substances. This is one key missing link in the war on drugs. Tobacco has no significant benefits and is deadly on a massive scale. Rather than seeking to raise money by taxing tobacco, it is time for our government to simply ban the growing, import, export and usage of tobacco.

As for the tobacco farmers, I see little difference between them and the growers of cocaine. They know their product is deadly but keep producing it out of greed and disregard for the lives of others.

STEPHEN MASEK

Mission Viejo