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LETTER: Davis contradicts itself regarding tobacco 

With three news articles in less than a week about restricting and regulating the use of tobacco, I must throw in my 2 cents' worth. If I am to believe what has been reported, secondhand smoke is so absolutely horrific that to even catch a whiff of it in an outdoor area will cause me cancer.

That is the truth, and according to U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. This is the most obvious reason that Davis County has banned smoking in public and some private outdoor areas. So, why doesn't our government at the federal, state and local levels ban tobacco altogether?

The answer, of course, is that we are addicted as a society to tobacco, smokers physically and non-smokers to the tax revenues. . . .

So, welcome to Davis County, where is it legal to publicly purchase tobacco, but illegal to smoke it where anyone can get a whiff of it.

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