You're still missing the point, which is this: 18 years old & up can still buy and inhale a perfectly legal product almost anywhere in America--a product that causes far more death and heartache than this nanny-state flavor of the week, 4-Loco. So why doesn't the govt ban cigarettes? (I'm not saying they should or shouldn't.)
I get the point. Yup Washington's (and several other states) shakedown of Big Tobacco (led by AG Gregoire) did bolster the state coffers for a bit, but certainly didn't hurt big tobacco much. Smoking is down, but obviously a person can still buy it.
However, again my point is that the feds are proposing a ban on 4-loco. Yes Washington led the charge based on the Roslyn CWU incident, but it is the Feds (FDA) where Gregoire (to the best of my knowledge) has no authority.
Just another over-reaction by government. maybe the new republican congress will set the FDA straight on personal liberty, eh?