America Continues Crackdown on Smoking
INTERNATIONAL12.10.2006 Sunday - ISTANBUL 05:09
America Continues Crackdown on Smoking
By Anadolu News Agency (aa),
Washington Saturday, December 09, 2006
www.zaman.com
"First Turkish Paper on the Internet"
"Certainly there are people who are unhappy with the regulations. Jeffrey Schaler, a law professor and author of “Addiction is a Choice,” describes these types of bans as the syndrome of the ‘treating state’."
While tobacco was introduced to the world by America in 1492, some states in the U.S are now considering a ban on smoking in cars and even homes. Nineteen states and the administrators of nearly 2,300 cities are passing a law to protect people from being affected by second-hand smoke in as many places as possible.
When in 1950 Dr. Evart Graham discovered that tobacco caused cancer, the number of addicts gradually declined, owing to the campaigns launched and legal regulations in developed countries.
During the two decades between 1950 and 1970, 50 million Americans quit smoking and the amount of tobacco consumed by the population dropped to 25 percent from 40 percent.
Nowadays, 21 percent of the American population smokes.
Losing an important part of their markets in developed countries, multinational tobacco producers have gravitated toward markets in underdeveloped countries, including Turkey.
For instance, while America is doing its utmost to protect its own citizens from the lethal effects of tobacco, it backs the policy of selling tobacco to third-world countries.
It has launched a fierce battle against tobacco through legal regulations.
The state of Ohio recently passed a law banning smoking in workplaces and public places.
Even those smoking outside their workplaces will be fined $100.
According to a legal regulation made to prevent smoke from entering business buildings, smokers will not be allowed to smoke within the proximity of six meters from the company building.
For example, it is forbidden to smoke under the company building porches in Washington and on some beaches and parks in San Francisco, California. Moreover, in states such as Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, people are not allowed to smoke in cars with children under 6 years old.
Certainly there are people who are unhappy with the regulations. Jeffrey Schaler, a law professor and author of “Addiction is a Choice,” describes these types of bans as the syndrome of the ‘treating state’.
The professor noted that the state had to give up protecting its citizens from themselves. Despite criticisms, the number of landowners who rent property to non-smokers is growing by the day.
09.12.2006Anadolu News Agency (aa)Washington
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&hn=39076
America Continues Crackdown on Smoking
By Anadolu News Agency (aa),
Washington Saturday, December 09, 2006
www.zaman.com
"First Turkish Paper on the Internet"
"Certainly there are people who are unhappy with the regulations. Jeffrey Schaler, a law professor and author of “Addiction is a Choice,” describes these types of bans as the syndrome of the ‘treating state’."
While tobacco was introduced to the world by America in 1492, some states in the U.S are now considering a ban on smoking in cars and even homes. Nineteen states and the administrators of nearly 2,300 cities are passing a law to protect people from being affected by second-hand smoke in as many places as possible.
When in 1950 Dr. Evart Graham discovered that tobacco caused cancer, the number of addicts gradually declined, owing to the campaigns launched and legal regulations in developed countries.
During the two decades between 1950 and 1970, 50 million Americans quit smoking and the amount of tobacco consumed by the population dropped to 25 percent from 40 percent.
Nowadays, 21 percent of the American population smokes.
Losing an important part of their markets in developed countries, multinational tobacco producers have gravitated toward markets in underdeveloped countries, including Turkey.
For instance, while America is doing its utmost to protect its own citizens from the lethal effects of tobacco, it backs the policy of selling tobacco to third-world countries.
It has launched a fierce battle against tobacco through legal regulations.
The state of Ohio recently passed a law banning smoking in workplaces and public places.
Even those smoking outside their workplaces will be fined $100.
According to a legal regulation made to prevent smoke from entering business buildings, smokers will not be allowed to smoke within the proximity of six meters from the company building.
For example, it is forbidden to smoke under the company building porches in Washington and on some beaches and parks in San Francisco, California. Moreover, in states such as Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, people are not allowed to smoke in cars with children under 6 years old.
Certainly there are people who are unhappy with the regulations. Jeffrey Schaler, a law professor and author of “Addiction is a Choice,” describes these types of bans as the syndrome of the ‘treating state’.
The professor noted that the state had to give up protecting its citizens from themselves. Despite criticisms, the number of landowners who rent property to non-smokers is growing by the day.
09.12.2006Anadolu News Agency (aa)Washington
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&hn=39076
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