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To: MeDroogies who wrote (299)	7/1/1998 3:32:00 PM
From: Mike P.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13060

'i dont understand your point on the Netherlands' I honestly dont understand 90% of your last message. Couple facts with mass assumptions filling the huge voids in between, twisting and rehashing sentences and words we have now been through 15 times, in order to support a point I cant not quite figure out. And what appears to be a bitter outrage and anger about the couple things I thought we already came to agreement on. Im just going to take the cigarette thing and leave it at that. What did I say my opinion on cigarettes was? That if they are such a horrible monstrosity on society than ban them. Why, for the exact reasons you gave, my smoking increases insurance premiums for everyone, their is a second hand smoke issue in health to others, and there is lost work time adding a burden on fellow workers. If these things are indeed true and smokers severly infringe on non smokers in these fashions, I do not have a problem with a ban. You may, I dont but you just made the case that smoking infringes on others, and not just the individual smoking. I feel my positions have been consistent in this manner. If you clearly, in no uncertain terms, believe smoking cigarettes is an infringement on society, than I just cannot believe you can support a statement like drug use only effects the individual user. call me crazy, ive been called far worse here. Having a very difficult time understanding the outrage and dismay over a couple opinions and views. Again, have a nice day. poet.