FDA Moves to Ban All Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

Re:FDA Moves to Ban All Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars by ketzo on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:25PM (#26986965)

I mean, the short answer is risk vs. reward. Smoking is insanely bad for you, very addictive, and the benefits are, uh, marginal.

To walk down your list:

- Alcohol can be safely consumed in moderation, and is less prone to addiction. This comes the closest, though.

- Cars have lots of places where they can be safely operated above that speed, and fast travel has lots of benefits.

- The potential benefits of the stock market are fairly obvious. The risks are extremely, immediately obvious, including to the person doing the money-losing.

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Re:FDA Moves to Ban All Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars by donatj on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:37PM (#26987120)

> Alcohol can be safely consumed in moderation, and is less prone to addiction.

Tobacco can be consumed in moderation. I'll smoke a Wood Tip Wine Black and Mild about once a month, and my pipe on an occasional beautiful day.

The benefits are the extreme joy it brings me. It's one of my favorite things in life, and they're going to take it away.

Nicotine is amazingly pleasant and performance boosting unlike alternatives.

A good read:

https://www.gwern.net/Nicotine

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