Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs,alt.politics.libertarian,talk.politics.misc
From: djones@megatest.com (Dave Jones)
Subject: The War on Gum
Message-ID: <C8HAJ2.Jt2@megatest.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1993 22:30:04 GMT

Singapore has declared a war against gum.

Someone noticed that from time to time the sliding doors at Singapore's
train stations get fouled up with a gob of chewing gum. The answer? Outlaw
the possession and sale of chewing gum. After all, gum serves no useful
societal purpose, and it is habituating.

The penalty for trafficking in gum is a fine and up to one year in
prison. Since December, police have confiscated over 6,000 pounds of
illicit gum.

(Source: Dr. Dean Edell on KGO radio.)