Imported Prohibition is Antithetic to French Values, Experts Say. How France Bravely Resists Harsh Assaults on Civil Liberties

>> Young women and men Protest against ban on shisha smoking

“If the government wants to have healthy people, it should stop selling cigarettes — and alcohol” said Mr. Hamri [owner of Dar Diaffa (House of Hospitality), who] belongs to the Union of Hookah-Pipe Professionals (Full article in The New York Times :January 3, 2008)

This happened in that country (and not in the United Kingdom) because a defence association was set up there in order to stop anti-tobacco fanatics’ moves. Also, in France and from the beginning of the crisis, the Just Say No to Prohibition movement, and the French Ministry of Health as well, have been able to rely on our friend’ sound and scientific support.

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UK & France Ban, by Yves T.

Motto: Non-Smokers and Smokers of the World, Unite and Follow the Path of France’s New Revolution against Hygienist Obscurantism !

Oh la la, la France, encore… Exhale now !

Image: courtesy of SM Herppich (Dec 13, 2005. ) for The Olympian

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