Quote:Personal choice extends to groups of people as well, if a local township, community, city ect.....decides they don't want a type of commerce in their jurisdiction so be it. If I want tobacco I'll make sure I don't live in those townships, communities, cities. It happens all the time, cities prohibit strip clubs or adult entertainment and so on.

 

A big part of being libertarian is letting people make choices even if we don't agree with it. I don't agree with banning tobacco, it's a legal product but if some random city in Mass. does it so what, it's not different than the city in Georgia prohibiting adult entertainment.

 

Different levels of government have different roles. Absolutely at the local level is where we should see these things played out.

I agree if the decision has to be made then this is the level to do it at. I guess I just don't see the point in banning it. Businesses would lose money, the state would lose the tax and you'd have a lot of [BAD WORD REMOVED] off people (the smokers or people who just don't agree with it) who, during the next local election, would vote out of office the people who made the decision. 

 

I can't imagine store owners being okay with this, especially convenience store owners. A great deal of their sales are alcohol and tobacco.

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