The New York City health department is moving forward with a plan that would require about 12,000 cigarette retailers to post large anti-smoking signs.
It’s billed as the first such regulation in the United States.
The eye-level signs would have information about the harmful effects of smoking, possibly with an image.
The assistant commissioner for tobacco control, Sarah B. Perl, says it can be effective to display gruesome health effects such as amputations and throat cancer.
The city’s Board of Health is now seeking public comment. At the earliest, it would vote in September.
Trouble is, if you actually gave rational comment (ie, “what the F are you lunatic morons doing?!?”), you’d be ignored…so, only stupid comments from people who think this is a good idea will be allowed, and thus on a wave of popular support (so called), this will become the way of life in New York City…
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