Original sentence: Death sticks can be seen as constituting a thinly-veiled reference to cigarettes.Elan Sleazebaggano attempted to sell Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi death sticks in a nightclub on Coruscant, however he abruptly reconsidered under some Force-powered suggestioning, and went home to "rethink his life".Wookiepedia article
Edited sentence: Because death sticks constitute a thinly-veiled reference to cigarettes, many people found their inclusion by George Lucas in Episode II a false note and distasteful attempt at pushing an agenda on the viewer.Elan Sleazebaggano attempted to sell Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi death sticks in a nightclub on Coruscant, however he abruptly reconsidered and went home to rethink his life.Star Wars Wiki