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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Cough, Cough

LA Times editors think that if Santa Claus can smoke, folksat UC should be able to smoke, too.

There's nothing to say in defense of cigarettes. Smoking isa detestable, dangerous habit — but it's also a legal one, and there is plentyto say in defense of allowing adults to make bad decisions if they're notbreaking the law or harming others. The University of California should havetaken that into account before UC President Mark G. Yudof announced that all 10campuses would become smoke- and tobacco-free within two years. As long assmokers aren't filling others' lungs with second-hand smoke, the universityshouldn't outlaw them…


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