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Gov. Gregoire’s statement on Washington landmarks used in tobacco campaign

"Special edition cigarette packs featuring Washington landmarks, including the Pike Place Market and Mt. Rainier, are being co-opted to sell a product that is responsible for killing about 7,500 people in our state every year."

Yes very tragic, 'about' 7,500 killed each year by a product people freely choose to use. I am not here to debate whether that number is accurate or not, just to simply ask what business does any Governor have wasting tax payer time going after a product that is legal and adults freely choose to use it or not? Please spare us the "save us from ourselves" speeches. Maybe it is not so much a concern for the lives lost but of the loss of tobacco tax revenues that the state of Washington gladly collects from their tobacco users.