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What's unique about this is that they don't seem to be considering banning other forms of nicotine. This means that (unlike most substance bans) this could hav

What's unique about this is that they don't seem to be considering banning other forms of nicotine. This means that (unlike most substance bans) this could have the effect of pushing smokers toward safer alternatives like transdermal patches and gum. To my knowledge, a ban of only a single delivery system is unprecedented. I'd be interested if anyone has another example, to see how that turned out.

eesmith 8y ago
What about the bans on alcohol inhalation? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_inhalation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_inhalation
- hndamien 8y ago
  From this data point, it appears that it may work.
- amalcon 8y ago
  Ooh, good catch. I hadn't heard of those.
threatofrain 8y ago
I'd also say that being on little islands probably matters to enforcement.
- loeg 8y ago
  Maybe? It's tropical and moist, plants tend to grow well without too much care. They have a notorious problem with people planting "invasive species" (marijuana) in state parks. If they just banned tobacco, I expect people would just grow it.