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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Nanny state update

In Belmont, California, the city council there has now banned smoking in private apartments.
Why? Oh, because of the bogeyman of "secondhand smoke", of course.
Never mind that the science on this is questionable, that the extreme danger of secondhand smoke claimed by some has not been proven, not by a long shot.
Duck--the nannies continue to come after you.
Posted by Kevin at 11:39 AM
Labels: secondhand smoke; nanny state; Belmont; California
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