CA Life Part 2 Unable to indirectly legislate the conduct of California youth, legislators are taking it upon themselves to act in ways that would make the Founding Fathers cringe. Not content with steep sin taxes on cigarettes and using taxpayer money to create expensive advertisements against smoking, well-meaning CA lawmakers decided to introduce a bill Monday to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21, highest in the nation. "The tobacco industry knows full well what it is doing and it knows full well the dangers of this (legislation)," Dunn said. "This could mean the ultimate demise of their industry, and they know it." Dr. Jack Lewin, head of the California Medical Association, said, "Once again California is leading the way in breaking the chain of addiction and unnecessary preventable death due to tobacco." Dr. Lewin did not mention how many times CA has led the way in ethical, moral and constitutional violations. Article Here