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[–] krashmo 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isn't that what they said about alcohol, marijuana, crack, and every other thing we've tried to outlaw over the years? The strategy doesn't ever seem to work and yet every time it's proposed we get about half of people saying, oh, well this time will be different.

[–] ledtasso 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's distinctly different in this case: they're just trying to prevent people who are turning smoking age from conveniently being able to buy cigarettes. They're not taking away cigarettes from people who can already buy them, which was not the case for prohibition.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Presumably vaping will still be legal.