I've noticed that msm, big pharma, and government hates cigarettes and smokers. Now I've been a smoker for 10+ years. I am in no way telling you to smoke or saying that it's good for you. It's highly addictive and I cough a lot. That being said, why is the deepstate against tobacco? Has anyone ever dug into this?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Master_Settlement_Agreement
State litigation In the mid 1990s, more than 40 states commenced litigation against the tobacco industry, seeking monetary, equitable, and injunctive relief under various consumer-protection and antitrust laws.[6] The first was declared in May 1994 by Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore. [My comment a Democrat]
The general theory of these lawsuits was that the cigarettes produced by the tobacco industry contributed to health problems among the population, which in turn resulted in significant costs to the states' public health systems. As Moore declared, "'[The] lawsuit is premised on a simple notion: you caused the health crisis; you pay for it.'"[7] The states alleged a wide range of deceptive and fraudulent practices by the tobacco companies over decades of sales.[8] Other states soon followed. The state lawsuits sought recovery for Medicaid and other public health expenses incurred in the treatment of smoking-induced illnesses. Importantly, the defenses of personal responsibility that were so effective for the tobacco industry in suits by private individuals were inapplicable to the causes of action alleged by the states.