Local Nebraskans react to new tobacco law
Jump to full article: Nebraska State Paper, 2009-06-25
Author: Heidi Garvin, The Daily Nebraskan
Intro: With unprecedented support, Congress recently passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which aims to protect children and teens.
However, some store owners, smokers and even a few non-smokers aren’t so sure the reasons are valid.
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Said UNL sophomore music major Zach Smith: "The only way for tobacco companies to continue turning a profit on the oldest drug in America is to advertise to a younger audience so the nicotine can take hold earlier."
The FDA will have the power to delve into what exactly is going into tobacco products and control it.
"(If) the FDA can control the amount of harmful carcinogens in cigarettes, that would be a tremendous step forward toward healthier lives for all Americans, smokers and nonsmokers alike," Smith added.
Conversely, some see this as an infringement on rights.
"I have a right to potentially endanger myself," said Grant Anderson, a Nebraska Wesleyan University student who rarely smokes but feels strongly about his rights. . . .
All in all, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act has polarized the community with those for it heralding it as a great advance and those against it bemoaning its reasons.
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