• TopRamenBinLaden
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    1 year ago

    Thank you for having some common sense. If we know anything about history, prohibitions on substances just lead to worse outcomes with black market activity and criminal enterprises.

    Tobacco is a weird one, because most people I know that smoke, don’t really enjoy it, they are just literally addicted. Still, I don’t think banning nicotine would be a great move.

    I think the taxes are pretty effective. I smoked for a few years in my younger days, and I quit when the prices started to go way up, thanks to taxes.

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      1 year ago

      I don’t smoke but I love nicotine. Hope they don’t go too wild trying to regulate smokeless alternatives out of existence. Nicotine is a fun drug.

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        1 year ago

        I agree with this. I used nicotine lozenges to wean myself off cigarettes and this was successful.

        However, I did notice as a side effect that they helped me concentrate on complex tasks.

        So, although I don’t use them daily, I leave a pack lying around just to suck on in the same way I might use a cup of coffee to sharpen up in the morning.

        I genuinely believe this does me no harm. I think the debates started to get heated when inhalation is involved.