Truth is, if you smoke cigarettes, but still don’t how unhealthy they are, you kind of deserve to die, so I’m glad that the big tobacco companies are suing NYC for requiring stores that sell cigarettes to post those horrid, anti-smoking, body part posters. All consumers shouldn’t be visually punished for someone else’s bad habit. Anyhow, until the matter is settled in court, the city won’t be enforcing their oppressive mandate. |NY1|
The country often credited with fomenting some of the earliest forms of democracy is taking a turn for the fascist as Greece announced a comprehensive ban on smoking in basically all public places and even in vehicles starting July 1st. But in a nation where 40% of the population is addicted to nicotine and “defying the authorities is a national sport,” it’s easier said than done. So, officials are instituting a heavy 500 euro ($700) penalty on smoke-inhaling lawbreakers caught defying the ban and businesses that repeatedly flaunt the law could “risk losing licenses.” |BBC|
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