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Re:FDA Moves to Ban All Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars by jdhn on Thursday April 29, 2021 @06:08PM (#26987440)
>Your argument boils down to “I want the right to poison myself and the convenience to do it at easily accessible retail outlets.”

That is the argument, and I find that it holds up just fine. It's not like cigarettes appeared on the market yesterday, their dangers are well known. Adults should have the ability to make their own decisions, even if those decisions are harmful to themselves.

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Re:FDA Moves to Ban All Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars by kristjansson on Thursday April 29, 2021 @06:27PM (#26987567)
> Adults should have the ability to make their own decisions

How many people actually really make their own decisions, and have all of the information available to do so? Does the right of those people to take that decision and have their chosen product available cheaply and conveniently outweigh the incremental harm that accrues to everyone else merely tempted by the cheapness and convinence?

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Re:FDA Moves to Ban All Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars by jdhn on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:47AM (#26992697)
Yes.
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