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News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: LTE: Let's Treat Tobacco Like Other Drugs
Title:US CA: LTE: Let's Treat Tobacco Like Other Drugs
Published On:1998-09-24
Source:Times-Press-Recorder (CA)
Fetched On:2008-09-07 00:32:19
LET'S TREAT TOBACCO LIKE OTHER DRUGS

To the Editor:

Corporations can be disolved if they have acted against the public
interest. A few states (New York and Alabama) are now invoking this law
against tobacco companies.

Cigarette-related healthcare problems are estimated at $72.7 billion a year
in the U.S. with $8.7 billion being California's share. Tobacco industries
have purchased elected officials for years and pay lobbyists $10 million to
$14 million a year to push their addictive, killer drug.

What disturbes me is I could legally return to my addiction of 35 years ago
but would run into trouble if I grew marijuana for my glaucoma. Let's at
least treat nicotine like other less dangerous drugs (or legalize them).

Bill Denneen

Nipomo

Checked-by: Mike Gogulski
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