• TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works
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    1 年前

    Thank you for having some common sense. If we know anything about history, prohibitions on substances just lead to worse outcomes with black market activity and criminal enterprises.

    Tobacco is a weird one, because most people I know that smoke, don’t really enjoy it, they are just literally addicted. Still, I don’t think banning nicotine would be a great move.

    I think the taxes are pretty effective. I smoked for a few years in my younger days, and I quit when the prices started to go way up, thanks to taxes.

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      1 年前

      I don’t smoke but I love nicotine. Hope they don’t go too wild trying to regulate smokeless alternatives out of existence. Nicotine is a fun drug.

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        I agree with this. I used nicotine lozenges to wean myself off cigarettes and this was successful.

        However, I did notice as a side effect that they helped me concentrate on complex tasks.

        So, although I don’t use them daily, I leave a pack lying around just to suck on in the same way I might use a cup of coffee to sharpen up in the morning.

        I genuinely believe this does me no harm. I think the debates started to get heated when inhalation is involved.