Irish senator and surgeon wants tobacco banned by 2024

Doctor behind banning smoking in cars with children wants a Europe-wide ban

DARA KELLY,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Monday, July 9, 2012, 7:45 AM

Updated Monday, July 9, 2012, 9:41 AM

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Call to ban tobacco products across Ireland and the whole of Europe

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Irish senator Doctor John Crown has asked that all tobacco products be banned in Ireland by 2025.

The senator, who is a cancer surgeon and a former smoker, said Europe should also adopt the ban.

Senator Crown said: "It will give the companies time to re-tool the machines to make something else.

"This is a time when the world is short of food. Imagine all that agricultural land being used to produce cancer causing tobacco instead of being used to grow food.

"It will allow the pension funds to reinvest and it will give the addicts due notice, if you're still alive in ten to 15 years, you won't be able to get cigarettes legally."

Senator Crown is behind a Bill banning smoking in cars in Ireland when children are in the vehicle. The Bill was approved by the Cabinet.

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VonLiebenitz | Jul 09, 2012, 09:59 PM EDT

This is fcking bs and clearly an attack on civil liberties.How many people die from drink related illnesses and accidents/attacks yet you dont hear them crowing on about that.Oh wait better not give the Nanny State/ Big Brother knows better any more bright ideas.Dont get me wrong im an ex smoker myself but this is just a step too far and probably in clear violation of the constitution.People know the risks involved.They make an informed choice.You life is your own .No one can tell you what to do with it(yes i know suicide is illegal and that,s bullshit too). I really hope were out of the depression sorry recession by 2025 because I don,t know how the government are planning to pay the loans for the bankers that ripped us all off without excise and stamp duty and vat on cigarettes flowing into their coffers.Maybe by then they will have come to their sense,s and legalised marajuana and stopped this ridiculous war on drugs that is costing the tax payer so much with such negative results.And we still have a blasphemy law for fcks sake. I feel sorry for the people that have died early from smoking but now a days almost everything that is produced synthetically gives you cancer so living a smoke free life is no guarantee.Sorry but this is just a step to far.

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pilib04 | Jul 09, 2012, 08:28 PM EDT

Good Idea.

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phinsman | Jul 09, 2012, 02:25 PM EDT

I completely agree with this and hope that the United States bans tobacco, too. Our father passed away last year from lung cancer and our mother passed away in 1990 from breast cancer, which may have been caused by all of her smoking and/or drinking, too. Tobacco kills thousands and thousands and thousands of people every day... even those who don't smoke who are subject to second hand smoke.

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greensod | Jul 09, 2012, 10:16 AM EDT

Sounds good,get it done.

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donal1951 | Jul 09, 2012, 09:40 AM EDT

As someone forced to quit smoking because of COPD, I support Sen. Crown's bill. It must give smokers enough time to adjust to it, and this bill does. As it stands, I'm in rough shape from smoking, but at least I'm on the right side of the sod.

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Murph46 | Jul 09, 2012, 09:36 AM EDT

Next will be Brown Soda bread,Mothers Milk,Guinness-Where does this stuff stop-And I'm a non smoker!

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