Smoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year - Rishi Sunak - eviltoast
  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Because the social perception of marijuana use has changed? You’re not really keeping up with the conversation here…

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      1 year ago

      I am, but it will always go back to the same. You want big daddy to protect you from others doing harm to themselves, whereas I see people being able to police themselves and if they screw up it’s their problem.

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        1 year ago

        If only smoking harmed just the user, but secondhand smoke kills children daily in the US. https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/smoking-facts/health-effects/secondhand-smoke

        It’s also been found that 3rd-hand smoke can be just as dangerous a secondhand smoke. Not to mention that smoking smells awful and makes indoor and outdoor public places unpleasant. Smokers also routinely fail to dispose of cigarettes properly, leading to unsightly and unhealthy toxic litter, and causes multiple uncontrolled forest/wildfires every year.

        You need to throw out your preconceived notions about smoking and the purpose of laws, they are not compatible with reality.