• Dudewitbow@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    If addiction is a problem, should the general use of caffine be banned then? Thats why its kinda odd to specifically ban nicotine.

    Choosing to ban specifically nicotine and not caffine is as silly as the idea that cigarettes should be legal but weed shouldnt.

    • abraxas@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Probably, yes. Even the age restrictions are kinda silly.

      I do think it’s ok to ban sale of “prepared smokables” like cigarettes. The harm level is known to be severe. But if someone wants to buy their own tobacco+papers and roll their own cigarettes, that’s on them.

      Of course, I don’t think it would be effective to ban cigarettes. Just ethically coherent.