My soon-to-be-former neighbor is an anti-tobacco activist. I just learned this the other day. I'm out of the country and my son went to the house to visit. He smokes cigars, but not often—maybe 1-2 per month. I found out he was home and texted him to grab a cigar out of my humi if he wanted one. He took me up on the offer and was outside smoking.
The nosy neighbor saw him out there in the front yard smoking and must have thought it was some kid smoking a cigar. See, he's tall, but looks young for his age. She went out there to confront him (albeit, in a gentle way, according to him). She asked him if he knew what damage he was causing his lungs and heart. He replied that he doesn't inhale—that, in fact, you're not supposed to inhale cigars. No sane person, said he, inhales cigars. She then talked about how the odor is offensive and she shouldn't have to smell it and blah blah blah and then she mentioned that she's an anti-tobacco activist and that she's given thousands of dollars to various campaigns, issue advocacy groups, and politicians to end the scourge of tobacco!
And that's statism in a nushell, isn't it? She thinks she knows better than you how to live your life and how to spend your money. She cannot (or will not) go into your home and physically force you to live in the way she thinks you should, so she gives money to strangers who will then use threats and force against you until you behave.
And, here's an irony: she's an advocate for cannabis usage. Now, to be fair, I don't know if she specifically advocates smoking it, but odds are strong that she does. So, if my son was out there smoking a joint, would she have marched across the street and told him how much she supports what he's doing? Probably.