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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Gambling, tobacco, alcohol and all sorts of other addictive things are for profit, so why exclude cannabis?

I would advocate for treating other addictions the same way too.

Alcohol and tobacco ads are targeting young people because they're more likely to develop a lifelong addiction if you start them early enough. Gambling machines are set up to make people believe they can beat the system, so they stay hooked.

I just don't think these should be legitimate business models.

[–] 13esq 1 points 9 months ago

I agree with your line of thinking, but I think being practical that things like smoking and drinking, whilst they should always be discouraged, will always be a part of human nature.

If you can balance the harm these addictive things do with sin taxes that make a net benefit to society, I think you're making the best of a bad situation.