Word: tobacco
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...hiding in plain sight. Most people no longer doubt that global warming is happening, yet we live and work in air-conditioned buildings and drive gas-guzzling cars. Most people would be far likelier to participate in a protest at a nuclear power plant than at a tobacco company, but it's smoking, not nukes, that kills an average of 1,200 Americans every single...
...which argued against legalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, completely missed the mark. The ballot initiatives weren't about whether marijuana is good or bad for you; they were about whether personal possession should be a criminal offense. Lots of things are harmful to your health--tobacco smoking, fried chicken, trans fats--but is the best way to combat those health dangers to incarcerate users? Absolutely...
...Same-Sex Marriage • Tobacco Ballots • Raising the Minimum Wage • Abortion Ban • Marijuana • Affirmative Action Ban • The Votes That Really Count From property rights to abortion, a look at the key issues being decided in referendums and initiatives...
...Continuing an ongoing series of appearances in the political and legal arena, tobacco will again be on the minds and ballots of voters in seven states. Choices will range from statewide smoking bans to cigarette and tobacco taxes and even decisions on how to use the money won in the 1998 multi-state tobacco settlement, which are expected to amount to $246 billion over a 25-year period...
...Should tobacco settlement revenues be spent on funding state programs? Yes No Vote or click here to see results...