Yeah man it seemed all the bars I went to in Santa Cruz allowed smoking when I was there.
This is more government overreach
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Menthol cigarettes - done?
- Thread starter Duffy LaCoronilla
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This is more government overreach
Maybe read why the ban come about instead of asking stupid questions here and doing invalid comparisons.
Where in the constitution does it say the feds can't ban literally anything they want?
Cigarettes probably should be illegal, or at least I really wouldn’t mind if they were, but banning a particular flavor overwhelmingly enjoyed by black people seems a little, um, racist.LAEVE TUBACOO CORPARATONS ALOAN
Let them hook kids to tobacco, it's their right.
It’s criminalizing something that will disproportionately affect black people.
Then ban Tobacco products PERIOD. Government won't do that and democrats won't support that because there is too much government revenue tied up in the sale of the product.
Let them hook kids to tobacco, it's their right.
PS. You conveniently ignored the last part of my post: "For the record I despise smoking and smokers. They are the world's biggest slobs. The world is their ashtray."
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It's funny that they loose their sh!t because this is somehow "government overreach".
But they never have a problem with corporate overreach.
There's no issue with tobacco corporations purposefully targeting kids and black people to make them addicts to their product so they get lifelong consumers (mileage may vary).
This is literally why government exist, it's in their job description.
Cigarettes taste like sh!t to somebody who tries them for the first time.
Menthol makes them palatable to first time smokers and kids.
Tabacco is an addictive substance
Did you read anything about this ban at all? Jesusfuckingchrist
Just when I think someone can't have a more incorrect and worse take on something, here it is
So it follows that you want to ban alcohol, drugs, junk food, soda, and caffeine as well, right?
I get the corporations targeting certain demographics.
But now many black people are like, "I know all this, and I like my menthols. Fcuk you for trying to take them away. And stop infantilizing black people. If you wanna ban cigarettes, just ban them all. But this is another example of targeting us."
I think they have a fair point.
But now many black people are like, "I know all this, and I like my menthols. Fcuk you for trying to take them away. And stop infantilizing black people. If you wanna ban cigarettes, just ban them all. But this is another example of targeting us."
I think they have a fair point.
None of those products are physically addictive.
Why always so terrible at valid comparisons.
That's not the reason for the ban but okay.
It's about first time smokers and young smokers.
I understand that's part of it, that's not all of it.
Here's the FDA website:
FDA Commits to Evidence-Based Actions Aimed at Saving Lives and Preventing Future Generations of Smokers
FDA is working to issue proposed product standards to ban menthol in cigarettes and ban all flavors (including menthol) in cigars.
People need vice, always have. You can't ban everything. Everything in moderation.
Every single one of those is physically addictive
Did you really just try and say alcohol and drugs aren't physically addictive? Sugar?
The difference is that tobacco is an addictive substance.
And that tobacco companies are ruthlessly targeting young people so they can get most mileage out of their consumers before they die.
Why is this so hard.
You are kidding right?
They are not physically addictive moron.Every single one of those is physically addictive
Did you really just try and say alcohol and drugs aren't physically addictive? Sugar?
Most people drink occasionally.
Most people eat sugary stuff occasionally.
Vast majority can quit consuming them for months or forever without any issue.
Alcoholism starts with other disorders.
Not so with tobacco. It's much much harder to quit.
Didn't you used to drink beer before you joined Proud Bois and went straight edge?
Holy sh!t. You really are stupid if you believe this.
I will openly admit being physically addicted to caffeine. If I don't get my caffeine in the morning by 11am I will have a raging migraine and by 1:00 I'd be curled up in the fetal position feeling like my skull was going to explode. More than once I've quit caffeine cold turkey and that's how I know. I've kicked it a few times but it always sucks me back in within a couple of months.