Are large sugary drinks potentially harmful? Yes, absolutely. Should we make every effort to educate and inform people about risks to their health? Yes. Should we encourage people towards more healthy life-styles and dietary habits? Seems like the right thing to do.

Should we tell private or public businesses that they can't sell large sugary drinks in certain establishments? You know, personally, I don't think we should. There is a world of difference between offering people options and education in regards to health - and forcing businesses to not sell sugary drinks. I mean, where was the outcry about huge buckets of popcorn with way too much butter? Where was the attempt to limit fast food joints like Mcdonalds and Burger King? Sure, soda can be bad for you - but so can plenty of other things, some of them much worse than large sugary drinks.

To me, that kind of policy reeks of prohibition, or the war on drugs, which I think were both absolutely terrible ideas.

Tell people that drinking large sugary drinks can lead to health problems or death - and they might listen. Tell them they CANT drink them - and they'll do it anyway just to spite you.

This was about the worst bill ever to be drafted. Talk about getting rid of personal responsibility and nanny state. Hopefully this is put to rest FOREVER!

wondering how much money was spent on this entirely.... that perhaps could have been put to healthy eating programs

personally responsible for the entire mess. No reason the NY tax payers should foot the bill.

You can go buy an entire liter of soda in a supermarket and drink the entire bottle at one time if you want. Ban those too? I'm not a soda drinker. When I go someplace with my husband, I usually give him the majority of my soda if it comes with the meal. Ban that too?

Again, just plain dumb law, which would really accomplish nothing at all.

A small was 8oz a medium was 16oz and large was like 24oz. It made sense I mean people are gonna get the free refills anyway

I detest nanny state nonsense.

Let's also make smokers pay triple for their health care.

on all sodas and candies instead, that would make more sense.

Judge Pigott is also a Pataki nominee. Concurring with him: Graffeo, Smith (both Pataki noms), and Abdus-Salaam (a Cuomo {D} nominee who began in 2013). Chief Judge Lippman (a Paterson {D} nominee) concurred with the dissenting Read.

The decision is here: https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/Decisions/2014/Jun14/134opn14-Decision.pdf

I think that businesses should be allowed to sell junk food in large amounts - provided that the business also provides a warning about the risks of eating such food, so they can respond to a lawsuit with, "don't say we didn't warn you."

I've been torn on this law for the longest time. On one hand, adults should be able to eat as much crap as they want. On the other, freedom comes with responsibility and informed decisions. And the right wingers complaining "NANNY STATE NANNY STATE LOSS OF FREEDOM" over this law are, well, full of "first world problems".

There are ways to promote public health without indulging in that kind of silliness.