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SHAMEEM: Tobacco industry's reluctant farewell to flavor  

While the passage of this sweeping legislation is well intentioned in aims of preventing underaged smoking, it is both ambiguous and slightly contradictory in nature. . . .

What the FDA has forgotten is that smoking is a personal choice for those of age and that government regulation of the ability to choose what flavor a citizen smokes is an infringement on one's rights. Anonymous third year biology major at UIC states, "I think it's hypocritical that we ban flavored cigarettes when there's all this talk about legalizing marijuana. There are far bigger problems in regard to smoking and its regulation, and banning all but the most popular flavor seems illogical." . . .

For many non-smokers on campus, myself included, the banning of flavored cigarettes really makes no difference. For legal smokers, it is an infringement upon their right to smoke once legal substances. However, for conscientious citizens who wish to prevent under aged smoking, the FDA's ban is sloppy, vague, and contradictory at best.

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