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What an awful proposition!

• pjerem 2y ago
  Why? The idea is to ban smoking for people who never smoke while still allow already addicted people to smoke. So no prohibition (because there is still a legal market anyway), nobody have to change any habits. And I’d add that contrary to a lot of other drugs (including alcohol), cigarette is too old school and not cool enough anymore for youngsters to brave the law. It’s pretty clever, no ?
  • berdario 2y ago
    Seems neat indeed... But > nobody have to change any habits. That could still be confusing though for tourists which are used to smoke at home OTOH laws regarding which substances are ok to consume/purchase differ by country anyhow. I mean, tourists used to purchasing weed or alcohol already have to be mindful that it is not necessarily legal to purchase in countries in which they might travel to.
    • colejohnson66 2y ago
      > That could still be confusing though for tourists which are used to smoke at home Tourists are required to follow the laws of a country the visit. Visiting without researching the laws is your own fault.
  • diggan 2y ago
    > The idea is to ban smoking for people who never smoke while still allow already addicted people to smoke The idea seems to be about banning smoking based on age, not if they ever tried to smoke or not, which may seem like a minor distinction, but it's a vital one. I bet you most of the people who are addicted to smoking started smoking before the age limit (if there was one), not afterwards. It seems to me like smoking was decreasing by itself already (probably because of vaping if anything), and making it more illegal could counter that decrease.
  • jwagenet 2y ago
    To the contrary of you last statement, my understanding is that alcohol and drug use is down and cigarettes are up among young people.