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# Nothing good about smoking
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/nothing-good-about-smoking-editor/
- Published: 2006-08-09T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T19:09:31.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Bonnie Johnstone Santa Monica*

Some people say, “I have a right to smoke; it’s a free country.” Well, I have a right to smoke-free air.

People argue that along with cigarettes, cars also cause pollution. Yes, that’s true but cars get you to work; second-hand smoke doesn’t. Cars expand your ability to visit friends and to travel; cigarettes provide discomfort and unpleasant smells. Cars help get you to medical appointments; cigarettes hasten your need for them. Second-hand smoke does nothing beneficial. The new ordinance is not a total ban on smoking. People can smoke in their own homes and cars, even though it does leak through windows and vents and bothers other people.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 9, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/080906.pdf?ref=smdp.com)