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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 59 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

Yes please. Sick of the double standard. Can't buy flavoured nicotine anymore but can still buy sickeningly flavoured liquor.

[–] Jericho_Kane@lemmy.org 6 points 1 week ago (6 children)

It's poison, quite literally. State sponsored leathal posion. But it makes money and it's legal, so it's very cool.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Making it illegal won't solve any problems.

[–] Dengalicious@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 5 days ago

Historically that has not been the trend. Prohibition had related issues that could be dealt with, with the hindsight we have now but it you look at it, Prohibition was successful at reducing alcoholism. Secondly, no one said to make it illegal, just to put warnings on it to reduce consumption. Thirdly, there are other ways of reducing consumption besides outright criminalization, like raising taxes on a product significantly or limiting its sales for individuals.

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