• FireXtol@piefed.socialBanned
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    4 days ago

    *unable to legally purchase

    They will continue to smoke and vape. I guarantee it. Their activity will simply be criminalized. Which isn’t good for anyone.

    The evidence shows people will find a way and prohibitions aren’t effect and mostly results in inferior and sometimes dangerous product being sold in place of what should be highly regulated and consistent.

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      4 days ago

      Existing people will, but making something harder to get will reduce smokers. It will also fade out of culture through the generations.

      Why do people always think it has to be immediate benefits or none at all?