Smoking leads to alcoholism, drug abuse, mental disorder. All of these impair judgment.
Cigarettes contain toxic chemicals. Deaths are "natural and probable consequences." Pursuant to standard lawbook definitions, nonsmokers' involuntary foreseeable deaths constitute murder. The high number of deaths is a "holocaust" according to the Royal Society of Physicians' 1971 criteria, and is part of the total genocide problem.
Michigan Governor John Engler and staff have been supportive of action to enforce Michigan's 1909 cigarette ban law, issuing five pertinent memoranda.
Exec Order 1992-3 | Law Support Letter # 1Anti-Cigarette Smuggling FindingLaw Support Letter # 2Governor's Overview |
Cigarettes' Toxic Chemicals | Medical Statistics | Prevent Crime | Prevent Heart Disease |
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