If a government wants to do something, they will find the money.
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UK has banned cigarettes
- Thread starter Phil C. McNasty
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You beat me to it.
I believe in something called personal responsibility. Want to smoke your lungs into oblivion? Be my guest.
All this crap about "government knows best what's good for you". Next alcohol... Then after that sugar... Then excessive fats and junk food... Next thing you know we're all gonna live the same lifestyle, eat and drink only the "safe choices" prescribed by the government. No, thank you.
I too fear that "slippery slope".
Still, some things that people hated when they were instituted, such as mandatory seat belts and motorcycle helmets, were initially hard to enforce, but eventually people learned to accept them.
And they have saved many lives...
Given the state of our healthcare system, we should encourage smoking. Smokers generally die off pretty quickly. It's the healthy people that cling to life forever costing us all a lot of money.
Not the same thing.
There is an uncontrollable element of risk on the road. When you're in a car or on a bike, someone else, a truck etc, can run into you even if you're driving perfectly and obeying all the rules of the road. The seat belt can make the difference in that case.
When you decide to smoke, YOU are in charge of your risk entirely. (And 2nd hand smoke was addressed by prohibiting smoking in public spaces so that doesn't apply either)
I mostly agree with you, but I draw the line at cigarettes. What purpose do they serve in society??
Alcohol make you feel good and gets you drunk.
Weed gets you high.
Junk food tastes great.
Sugar tastes great too.
But tobacco?? It does nothing other then make you cough a lot.
I say good riddance. Ban that garbage for good!!
I apologize for quitting my 40 cigarettes a day habit 39 years ago, at age 41.
I had gotten to the point that if I had a particularly severe coughing spell, I would start to feel tingling in my left arm. Not a good sign...
Now that I think about it, how will this work?
If they still sell Tobacco to anyone born before Jan 1, 2009, then they can just bum cigs off them.
If they still sell Tobacco to anyone born before Jan 1, 2009, then they can just bum cigs off them.
If they do I will start a revoltI bet they won't ban Alcohol though.
Another happy ex-smoker since 1999 here. Knowing how fkn hard it was to quit, I welcome moves like this. I'll never know how many years of my life I may have lost over smoking for 15 years.
Hey. Even though I quit 39 years ago I still have "I'm still smoking" dreams. Wake up so happy it was just a dream...
No, but a severe asthma attack and a very un-understanding nurse set me straight. Needing oxygen was a bridge too far me, knew it had to go and was on Zyban the next day.
I bet they won't ban Alcohol though.
No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health
The risks and harms associated with drinking alcohol have been systematically evaluated over the years and are well documented.
This is amazing !!! it’s sickening that I can’t even walk In A park without having to smell cigarettes. I wish people who smoked would just sit in their car and smoke the whole pack and get it over with alreadyThe UK has made smoking cancer sticks illegal for anyone born after 2008.
Its about time a country did this, and I hope Canada follows suit
Smoking will be BANNED for anyone born after 2008 as landmark legislation passes
CHILDREN aged 17 or under will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes in a “landmark” bill which hopes to make a smoke-free generation. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill passed through Parli…www.the-sun.com
No because they make everyone else around them responsible and make us all sick with them. There’s second hand and third hand smoke too. They should all just have to smoke outside in a cold place until they die
