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Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking by Clubber on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @02:19PM (#29716925)
>I don't understand how a substance that addictive can be legal, especially considering how violent a withdrawl can feel.

Because it was grandfathered in. If you ban it, you fuck up a ton of people hooked on it. I can't imagine what the assault / homicide / suicide rate would spike to for the next decade or two.

Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking by detaro on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @02:41PM (#29717129)
Some countries have proposed banning it from a threshold. I.e. ban it for people born after year X (which at time of introduction is e.g. 14 year olds)
Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking by Clubber on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @07:46PM (#29720285)
Yes, I believe that was New Zealand. It's about the only way you can do it ethically.