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Re:New Zealand bans young people from buying cigarettes for ... by josephcsible on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @10:56AM (#33970552)
The alternatives are either banning it even for people who are currently physically addicted to it, or leaving it legal for everyone forever. Which would you prefer?
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Re:New Zealand bans young people from buying cigarettes for ... by mytailorisrich on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:14AM (#33970827)
Why should it be illegal?
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Re:New Zealand bans young people from buying cigarettes for ... by techdragon on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:44AM (#33971367)
The industrialised manufacturing and sale of highly addictive (an important distinction vs alcohol) and highly toxic product that is the source of a wide scale multi decade drain on the public health … yeah I can see why we might want this one banned.

After all no one is bitching that they can’t buy their favourite asbestos insulation anymore.

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Re:New Zealand bans young people from buying cigarettes for ... by sarcoplasmic on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @12:46PM (#33972619)
Hmm, let's see if drug prohibition has been tried anywhere and how successful it was...oh.
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