I would say that smoking tobacco goes back a ways and that even the worst results of epidemiological studies shows that 90% of tobacco smokers manage to avoid the deadly cancer causing effects of cigarette tobacco smoking.
So where do we go next–junkscience will, no doubt lead the way–to prohibit eggs, and whole Milk (maybe), red meat and sugary things of all kinds.
The food and chemophobe nannies have lists of lists.
http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/02/legalize-drugs-save-world/
Maybe they are clearing their tobacco shelves to make room for ‘medical’ marijuana.