War in doubt, Millions of Americans might die as a result

Lung cancer is not a major problem in my scheme of things, thus smoking is not a major risk. I feel great about lighting up my occasional cigar.

Next as almost all smokers begin as minors and not adults it is surely the business of the society to protect children from getting hook on a lifetime harmful habit if possible.

am fully with David on that score, when Government tries to protect people from themselves it has usurped its authority, and it must then be dealt with. This can not be allowed to stand.

Smoking and Death in the United States
The adverse health effects from cigarette smoking account for an estimated 443,000 deaths, or nearly 1 of every 5 deaths, each year in the United States.More deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by all deaths from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined.
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Each day in the United States, approximately 3,900 young people between 12 and 17 years of age smoke their first cigarette, and an estimated 1,000 youth become daily cigarette smokers.
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http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/#disparities

Now that Hawkeye had gotten us off topic once more does anyone know in their own life either a friend or a family member or a neighbor or a co-worker that was a life long non-smokers who die of lung cancer and once more lung cancer and not some other condition that cause harm to the lungs.

I am fully with David on that score, when Government tries to protect people from themselves it has usurped its authority, and it must then be dealt with. This can not be allowed to stand.

Yes - two as a matter of fact.