But throughout the World Wars, cigarettes were a common part of military rations, showing how they were viewed as important as food
Quiet, cool, powerful
And also, there's existing data and studies coming out of the CDC that shows when you ban products that are bad for you, particularly cigarettes, that it leads to less use of these products
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