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I assume that the same rules that prevent cigarettes from being advertised would also apply to legalized drugs.
by touchofevil 10y ago
I assume that the same rules that prevent cigarettes from being advertised would also apply to legalized drugs.
- mirimir 10y agoThey don't apply very effectively to big pharma, do they?
- touchofevil 10y agoBig pharma is allowed to run ads b/c they aren't advertising recreational drugs which is different from cigarettes and the proposed recreational drugs we are discussing.
- mirimir 10y agoThose ads about erectile dysfunction seem pretty recreational to me.
- TheSpiceIsLife 10y agoThe idea that smoking cigarettes is a form of recreation seems comical to me. But then, as a non-smoking Australian... Have you seen our cigarette packaging?
- mirimir 10y agoHey, try it, you'll like it ;) I smoked hand-rolled Sobranie Turkish/Virginia blend when I could afford it, and whatever I could afford, otherwise. For about 20 years. Nicotine isn't exactly recreational, but it does take the edge off that "too much coffee" feeling. Especially if you've been working more than several hours. And it does sharpen the mind, sort of orthogonal to caffeine. I've had some profound insights after coffee and a cigarette. On the other hand, there's the fact that quitting is very hard. Harder than opiates. Harder than benzodiazepines. And the long-term health effects, of course, are horrible.