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Also former smoker here (15 years of smoking, 6 years smoke free). > ban all of forms of nicotine for sale. you can't do that as it would create a thriving bl
by decebalus1 8y ago
Also former smoker here (15 years of smoking, 6 years smoke free).
> ban all of forms of nicotine for sale.
you can't do that as it would create a thriving black market. Look at the edges of the European Union, where EU taxes drove the prices of cigarettes sky high and people are illegally importing cigarettes from Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, etc..
You need to boil the frog. Slowly but surely, make consuming nicotine socially unacceptable (already is almost everywhere in the West wrt to smoking), expensive (but again, slowly, don't shock the market) and shitty (ban tobacco additives, flavors, make the product packaging look like a horror show). 1-3 generations tops and you'll not see anymore smokers.
- justicezyx 8y agoLogical fallacy The ban is to reduce consumption Black market is fine Just like prostitution
- hannasanarion 8y agoNo it absolutely isn't. Underground brothels are horrific, exploitative and inhumane. Prohibition leads to drug wars, do you really want a new El Chapo of Tobacco?
- Konnstann 8y agoSmoking is already really expensive, no? At least in the US, it's anywhere between $5 and $12 a pack.
- cmrx64 8y agoI paid over USD 20/pack for cigarettes while I was working in Sydney. That alone forced me to cut my intake substantially. vs the ~5.75 I spent per pack in NH.