Contrary to what some people might have inferred from my previous post, I think people should have have the right to smoke anyplace it does not adversly affect anyone else. That would include their own car while they are driving. (I simply object to them setting wildfires because they can't clean up their own messes!)

I also support the idea of public "smoker's clubs" where anyone can light up at will, and they should be able to smoke any herb they prefer! (See, I'm not really such a control-freak.) As for nitrous oxide, that would be a problem in a "smoker's club". Nitrous is a powerful oxidant, so cigarettes would burst into flames or even go up in a flash like gunpowder. (On the other hand, that might be fun to watch!)

But besides law enforcement or financial incentives, how can we encourage desirable behaviors and discourage nasty ones? We aren't talking about grade-schoolers we can indoctrinate with "everybody shares" and "clean up your own mess". We are talking about people stubborn enough to do something they know will kill them and is a very expensive habit that many others find disgusting. They are not likely to pay any attention to Public Service Announcements or some idealist's thoughts on the responsibility of free citizenship.

Educating anyone benefits everyone.