What is our ethical dilemma regarding toxic-tobacco?
We know toxic-tobacco products are lethal and addictive, yet we permit companies to make, market and widely distribute them like candy. We regulate carbon monoxide emissions from cars and nicotine pesticides on food. but, we don’t limit carbon monoxide and nicotine from toxic-tobacco products, which American consumers directly ingest. Sadly, our past representatives in Congress purposely exempted toxic-tobacco from all consumer product safety laws. What will the Toxic-Tobacco Law accomplish? The Law will end the massive presence of toxic-tobacco in our society, greatly reduce the number of children and adults who become addicted, and decrease suffering and deaths from cancer, heart attacks, strokes, emphysema and fires. Why wait 5 years before the Toxic-Tobacco Law goes into effect? First, 50,000,000 Americans are addicted to toxic-tobacco. The adjustment period will give users time to quit or find foreign exporters as a source. Second, this period will give farmers, support industries
