Cannabis City!

AZDuck said:

@‌MikeDamone

Here's a piece of evidence indicating that the external costs of smoking are quite substantial:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Master_Settlement_Agreement

More recent studies provide more precise estimates by taking into account that while smokers have more health related costs, they also die earlier, alleviating the costs of premiums as well as future health related expenses, not to mention savings provided by ending social security benefits earlier. When this is taken into account the actual cost are now estimated to be much lower than previously estimated.

The tobacco settlement was a strong arm tactic by the government to collect more revenue.

If you look at how the revenue from the settlement was used in the last 15 years , you will see it was about money and that the states really aren't interested in preventing smoking.

tobaccofreekids.org/what_we_do/state_local/tobacco_settlement/