Why not just ban nicotine in cigs and see how long it takes people to quite once there is no longer a physical addiction?
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Nicotine is a naturally occurring alkaloid in the tobacco plant. To ban nicotine in cigarettes would involve chemically separating the drug from the rest of the plant.onthebottom said:Why not just ban nicotine in cigs and see how long it takes people to quite once there is no longer a physical addiction?
That is one of the most ludicrous arguments I have ever seen, comparing a few smokers to a machine used for transportation.tboy said:Actually, to get technical, cigs do have a purpose, like alcohol, colas, and other assorted chemicals.
There are alternatives to cars, ie: electric buses (oops they discontinued those), street cars, subways, and diesel buses.
I realize there has been much talk about second hand smoke and the health risks associated but again, I will bring up the argument: put one subcompact car, or a motorcryle for that matter, in a garage with 1 person for 1 hour, and that person will die. Put 20 smokers in the same room and while they may be green, they will be alive.
I will support anti smoking campaigns and fight for the ban of tobacco producets when they address the more dangerous pollutants.
I have no problems with people killing themselves for recreation (especially if the rest of us don't have to pay to save them at the end of their lives) but I do think that second hand smoke is irresponsible and that smoking should be banned in public places (work, school, bars.....).tboy said:Actually, to get technical, cigs do have a purpose, like alcohol, colas, and other assorted chemicals.
There are alternatives to cars, ie: electric buses (oops they discontinued those), street cars, subways, and diesel buses.
I realize there has been much talk about second hand smoke and the health risks associated but again, I will bring up the argument: put one subcompact car, or a motorcryle for that matter, in a garage with 1 person for 1 hour, and that person will die. Put 20 smokers in the same room and while they may be green, they will be alive.
I will support anti smoking campaigns and fight for the ban of tobacco producets when they address the more dangerous pollutants.
Whats that?????????WhOiSyOdAdDy? said:it is funny, cigarettes are no longer socially acceptable.. but cigars and weed are
No they're not. People who use them just like to think they are.WhOiSyOdAdDy? said:it is funny, cigarettes are no longer socially acceptable.. but cigars and weed are
I think that they are. I do not use them and I do not smoke.Keebler Elf said:No they're not. People who use them just like to think they are.