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Smoke a cigarette, spend a year in prison

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: “Smokers beware: Puffing within 25 feet of the door of a publicly used building, a park or in other public spaces could cost you $500 or a year in prison.” (Mike Dunne, “Smoking restriction approved”, The Advocate (Baton Rouge), Aug. 11)(via Gene Healy). More: Julian Sanchez finds one of the more depressing […]

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: “Smokers beware: Puffing within 25 feet of the door of a publicly used building, a park or in other public spaces could cost you $500 or a year in prison.” (Mike Dunne, “Smoking restriction approved”, The Advocate (Baton Rouge), Aug. 11)(via Gene Healy).

More: Julian Sanchez finds one of the more depressing lines in the story to be: “No smokers stepped forward to talk against the proposal,” and Reason “Hit and Run” readers discuss (Aug. 15).

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