Let’s hope so! My main worry is it pushes things underground where you can’t really track and regulate anything, which has happened in other prohibition policies.
I think I’d be more up for it if smoking use was trending in the wrong direction but it’s been pretty consistently trending downwards since the 70s. But if it accelerates the decline then that would definitely be a positive.
krashmo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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@lemmy.world 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.
GuinnessChocolates@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Presumably vaping will still be legal.