Californian city bans smoking in apartments and condos

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I wonder, why is this so hard to believe? Normal smoking is filtered, second hand smoke is unfiltered.

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Seriously? I think the problem with the statement is obvious. In one case you're sucking many drags worth of "filtered" smoke directly into your lungs. The concentration is huge. In the other case, you're inhaling mostly air, with some amount of second hand smoke.

Recently I saw an ad here in Cali about how second hand smoke from one house can be harmful in the next house, so we need to stop smokers. I was so frickin' pissed, and I'm no smoker sympathizer. I used to berate my folks daily about smoking. The ad just reeked of fear mongering.