people keep giving examples of when it is okay to ignore a law... they keep giving examples where the governemnt is asking people to commit a sin...

THIS IS DIFFERENT as the US government is not asking you to commit any sin. asking you to refrain from smoking is not asking you to commit an immoral act or an act that disagrees with the bible. the government saying to kill the innocent like herod commanded, would fall under that. asking you to worship a false idol would fall under that like Sharach, Meshach, and Abednego, and telling you not to pray to God like Daniel was told would fall under that.

breathing air is a necessity of life and cannot be taken. smoking is not so once again it would not relate to that exception!

asking you to abstain from smoking marijuana does not fall under a category of being asked to commit a sinful act by the government.

do you see the vast difference? if the governement asked you to refrain from smoking and the bible commanded you to smoke, that would apply there. as smoking is not a commandment, that exception to the rule does not apply.