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Californians for Smokers' Rights		Membership Organization (California) Goal: Unite smokers and non-smokers to preserve our right to enjoy tobacco products free from discrimination, harassment and unfair taxation. Site Contents: News, Links, Meetings, Alerts, Newsletters.
Some of the Hollywood stars who supported Proposition 10 are Rob Reiner, Tom Arnold, Jeff Bridges, Nicholas Cage, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
FOREST		Membership Organization (UK) Goal: Take the civil liberties standpoint to defend the rights of adults who smoke tobacco. Site Contents: Advice for those who have faced discrimination. Guidance for companies to develop fair smoking policies.
The FOREST Workplace Consultancy Service is a comprehensive, friendly and easily accessible service for individuals, employers and professionals.
FORCES		Membership Organization (International) Goal: Provide support and guidance for the pro-choice consumer. Campaign against irrational bans, and misinformation effecting consumers' right to choose. Site Contents: (Large Site) News, Articles, Information, Activism, Links, Many Local Chapters.
The most read website on antismoking frauds and politics, with over 4.3 million hits in 2000.
Freedom of Choice, Inc.		Non-membership Website (US) Goal: Campaign to overturn the tobacco settlement. Site Contents: Information, Activism, Links.
The recent settlement between the states attorneys general and the major tobacco companies will force smokers to pay over $200 BILLION into the hands of government agencies, the leaders of anti-smoking groups, and the pockets of greedy lawyers.
Massachusetts Citizens for Freedom		Membership Organization (US) Goal: Campaign to stop anti-smoking bans in Massachusetts. Site Contents: Information, Activism, Links.
Massachusetts Citizens for Freedom is made up of business owners and private citizens dedicated to preserving freedom of choice and personal responsibility.
New York City CLASH		Membership Organization (NY) Goal: End the discrimination against smokers by exposing the anti-smoking lies. Site Contents: Information, News, Links.
In the last decade attitudes toward cigarettes and adults who smoke have been greatly influenced by anti-smoking organizations and legislature that has been enacted by politicians who share the anti-smoking sentiment of these groups.
Real Texas Freedom		Non-membership Website (US) Goal: End the discrimination against smokers. Site Contents: Information, News, Links.
The notion that smoke drifting from cigarettes poses a danger to the health of those who aren't smoking is at the heart of today's aggressive anti-tobacco campaign. It is the propaganda prize that enabled the abandonment of traditional, responsible health education in favour of a fire-and-brimstone crusade.
Smokers.com		Commercial Website (Canada) Goal: Provide information for smokers and source of inexpensive tobacco online. Site Contents: Links, Issues, Protests, News, Store, Smokers' Rights Pamphlet.
Smokers Anti-Defamation League		Free Membership Organization (Canada) Goal: Work to ensure that smokers are treated fairly under the laws of Canada. Site Contents: Information, Opinions, News.
It's time to ensure Smokers are protected by the same laws that protect other fine, upstanding citizens of this country!
Smokers Fighting Discrimination		Free Membership Organization (US) Goal: Provide information to help smokers fight discrimination. Site Contents: Information, Petitions, News, Civil Liberties Literature.
Laws which promote intolerance and punitive taxing programs against persona lifestyles, are social engineering in its purest form and should be discouraged by an enlightened society.
Smokers of the World Unite		Commercial Website (US) Goal: Join forces in the battle against the anti-smoking campaign and express your right to smoke freely. Site Contents: Articles, Activism, Smokers Links, Newsletters.
Smokers With Attitude		Non-membership Website (US) Goal: Resource for bonding with other smokers, and obtaining information on how to fight back and reclaim your rights as a smoker. Site Contents: Airport Smoking List, Message Board, Links, Store.
For over twenty years I have watched the growing persecution of a minority with discrimination, harassment, demeaning propaganda, unfair taxes and laws that fly in the face of our country's constitution.
Smokers United		Non-membership Website (US) Goal: "Our fight is not about smoking; it's about Big Government trying to micromanage our daily lives." Site Contents: Activism, Petitions, Information.
If we don't get organized, we can kiss our "butts" goodbye!
SmokingLobby.com		Non-membership Website (US) Goal: Represent smokers who are tired of being pushed around and tired of being suffocated second-hand rhetoric. Site Contents: Information, News, Links.
Are you a smoker who wants to be heard? Discuss your views and opinions in our reaction center.
Speakeasy		Non-membership Website (US) Goal: The forum fosters the belief that our First Amendment right to freedom of speech is one of the most important foundations of this country and supports the Blue Ribbon Campaign on the World Wide Web. SpeakEasySM has been established to provide a free and open outlet for discussion of the many issues smokers are concerned about. Site Contents: Information, News, Links.
Are you a smoker who wants to be heard? Discuss your views and opinions in our reaction center.
The Smokers Club, Inc.		Commercial Website (US) Goal: Provide newsletter for smokers, online source of tobacco products. Site Contents: United Pro-Choice Newsletter.
The Smoking Outdoorsman		Commercial Website (US) Goal: "Dedicated to the idea that everyone should just leave me the HELL alone, I'll smoke and walk where I want to. " Site Contents: Information, Opinions, Store, Links.

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I am writing hoping you can tell me where to go and what to do. I am a smoker of forty one years old and the place where I am employed has posted non-smoking pamplets all over the work place. We are not allowed to smoke on premises because they say cigarrettes take away our ability to preform our duties, as a non-smoking employee does. I am employed at Lowes Home Improvement Stores and now they have informed us that any smoker employed by Lowes caught on Lowes Premises will be terminated immediately. How can they do this when they hired me smoking and knew I smoked from day one. This is discrimination and I am not the only one this is happening to. Some are afraid to speak up for fear of loosing their jobs. I need my job and I feel that I smoked when they hired me and I have done my duties with no problem so where do they get off telling me that I can no longer smoke on the premises, not even outside on a break. Please help me find out where we write letters to and who do we contact to let these idiots know that I do not tell them when to go to the rest room so they ought not be able to dictate to me that I can not smoke. People who patronize the store are not told to not smoke on Lowes Property so how can they get by with this bull crap.

As an adult on the shady side of 60 I have had the opportunity to watch this whole Anti-Smoking campaign evolve over the past 30 years. It is a little scary. Any person or organization that dares to object or voice opposing viewpoints is instantly attacked and silenced. The tobacco companies and tobacco farmers have been labeled murderers and worse. Has this been an interesting experiment in social control? I hope not! When you have some time, pick up Erick Fromms' book on aggression. He gives a detailed account of an experiment that was conducted to test people's response to authority figures. Sixty seven percent of the individuals tested continued following orders, even when they were told they were causing pain to the "Subject". Sheep are wonderful animals, aren't they? After 30 years and billions in taxpayers cash spent, what has been conclusively proven? Tobacco is Addictive. I believe most of us were already aware of that. I am scared, however, by any person or group that uses labels, ridicule, or intimidation to suppress opposition in the name of "Good Intentions". IT HAS BEEN THE MOST EFFECTIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY "ENOUGH ALREADY" (Taken from the site Smokers-Tees.com, which sells smoker's T-shirts.)

There are a lot of groups that are tired of smokers being treated as second class citizens, but it appears that smokers are loosing the battle. When you deal with businesses and Government there are a few ways to beat them at their own game. All the smokers groups have to get together to work as one. Then you must hit these antismoking people where it hurts. That is in the pocket book. Lets get all the groups together and find a number sympathetic large national travel agencies that want to increase their dying business. These agencies can advertise to smokers where they can go and enjoy smoking without harassment. Advertise what places are antismoking and steer their customers away from these places. It wouldn't cost these agencies a cent, because they would incorporate this in the advertisements that already pay for each week. Start with the ailing airlines. If their terminal does not have a smoking room, then steer the customers to use an airline that does have a smoking room. If the entire airport is nonsmoking, steer the customers to use other airports. Let the airlines and the city airports know out right that smokers will not use their services. You will see how quickly they start to change their mind on the subject of smoking. Then could loose hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. The travel agencies would probably already have this information, or could easily find out about smoking policies. Then go after the hotels, motels, bed and breakfast people. Any place that is antismoking. Don't forget the cruise lines. Many of them have no smoking policies. There are too many places that are dying for business that would be glad to give special deals to get business today. If smokers do not go to these places, and you let they businesses know it. Watch what will happen. The tide will start to change.

I am outraged to read that Mongomery County, MD is considering banning smokers from smoking in their own home if their neighbors object. I thought this was a free country! This violates a person's rights IN THEIR OWN HOME. Never have I heard anything like this and soon, if this passes, we will not even be allowed to smoke outside. I am furious about this as it violates our civil rights and I wonder where the ALCU s now! They defend everyones rights but are silent on smoking.

My government office building just became smokefree on 11-9-01 and my problem is the smokers have no where to smoke outside that provides any shelter. I have been told that OSHA says that the government has to provide shelter for the smokers. If you have any information or can tell me where to find the information that will back me up when I attend the Commisioners meeting please let me know as soon as possible because I intend to voice my opinion.

I believe I heard that a ruling in the United States approved states rights to maintain laws which disqualify individuals who use tobacco products from employment and if found using tobacco even away from work, firing them, with the premise that studies show smokers take more breaks and more sick days. Is this true? I wonder what already exists or will come next when it comes to excluding individuals from employment. Do studies define breaks as going outside to smoke and exclude gatherings at the coffee pot or in the hallway or at the water cooler? Do studies know smokers profiles based on race or income or education level? How does being a smoker and being "legally" disqualified from employment correlate with race and income level? Is this race discrimination? Is this income discrimination? I believe tobacco company targeted advertising, race and income based, and vulnerability to societal stigmas based on those factors affect who uses this addictive legal drug. Will coffee drinkers be "profiled"? Will alcohol users be "profiled"? Will vitamin and herbal supplement users be profiled? Will red meat eaters be profiled?

I am smoker and I live in a condo complex in California. I recieved a letter from the Management Company that I am not allowed to smoke on my patio or in front of my building because of one person who leaves there bedroom window open doesn't like the smell. How can I approach this situation legally to have the freedom of smoking outdoors on my own patio and complex? Please repond as soon as possible so I may clear this matter.

I live in El Paso, TX. In June the City Council is going to decide whether or not the establishments here in this city will be smoke-free. The most frightening thing about the decision they are going to make is that it infringes on our rights. If we let them tell us how to run our OWN businesses, where will it stop? It may be my connection but I am having trouble getting to the AIR or ASA web sites. If you can help me in any way please let me know. I am planning to write a letter to the editor of our newspapers even though everyone is sure the smoking ban will pass. I have many non-smokers on my side.

I just recently got a job at a store where they don't allow any cigarette breaks. Is this legal?

I live in Tennessee and was wondering if you know if there are any laws about smoking in the workplace. We have smoking areas outside. There is a problem with smokers not having to make their time up whereas people going to the doctor do not get paid and have to make time up. Can our employer remove our privilege to smoke during working hours?

My employer has told everyone that they MUST be 200 feet away from the business if they wish to smoke. Is this legal? And if not how far does one have to be? I live in California and work in Irvine.

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