Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives
  • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.socialEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    I mean, trying to get rid of smoking is admirable, but completely banning a drug has historically not often ended well, because it forces those who ended up addicted underground, and creates opportunity for organized crime to profit from their production.

    • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nzEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      If that was their reasoning: fine, but it isn’t.

      They actually, out loud, said they need the tax revenue to fund top bracket tax cuts.

    • Jumuta@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      21·
      10 months ago

      sure but this is for people that were born after 2009. If enough 14yos have smoked to justify your argument humanity is doomed anyway

  • Affidavit@aussie.zoneEnglish
    43·
    10 months ago

    I have never smoked in my life, but I am one hundred percent against the government deciding that I am not permitted to take up the habit should I choose. Seriously, fuck you. People framing the scrapping of this as being ‘right-wing’ clearly have no understanding of what the ‘right’ and the ‘left’ stand for.

  • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
    0·
    10 months ago

    Ex smoker here, who is very against smoking as practice. I am also against the complete ban because it makes no sense whatsoever to be for the legalization of cannabis and other drugs but to also be for banning smoking. If I support one, I cannot support the other. I support drug legalization, so I can’t support a smoking ban.