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Originally Posted by Uber Gruber
Have to disagree with the "Adding Tabacco" to the illegal list i'm afraid. That said, i'd happily add cigarettes to the list.
In Norway and Sweden there are many users of Snus, this is a similar to something that exists in the states but the manufacturing process is a little more "user" friendly. Both countries have one of the lowest rates of lung cancer, especially amongst men. Furthermore, nicotine addictin is a real problem and as such we should be trying tohelp people give up cigarettes and ultimately nicotine too. Snus is very helpfull in helping people give up the fags as it satisfies their nicotine addiction during. Much akin to nicotine chewing gum, Snus releases nicotine via a tobacco pouch placed under the lip and against the gum. The World Health Organistation investigated Snus and concluded it as possibly increasing the risk of neck, gum and mouth cancer amongst "heavy" users but also concluded it helped those addicted to ciagrettes to kick the habit.
We can ban things, but that does not solve the problem.....remember prohibition ?
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I should of said ciggarettes to avoid confusion, I was a 'roll your own' tobbacco user so to me tobbacco, ciggarettes same thing. A smoker for 20+ years, its a very nasty habit, and like heroin once you have your first hit your hooked (for most) the more you take it the more you become dependent on it. Thing is ciggarettes doesn't make you high like most drugs nor drunk like alcohol so banning it would not get young ppl to go out and buy it underground. Why do most try cannibis cause its the thrill of getting high, why do they head out to the pubs on a friday night cause its the thrill of getting drunk. So imagine cigarettes being sold underground here have this its only $20 a bag, oh will this give me a buzz, no it will do nothing to you apart from becoming dependant on it for the rest of your life. No thanks thats for striaght ppl. I need to get high tonight.
The pushers will go broke
Not only that but what really gets to me is tobbacco companies are making huge profits to a drug that kills you. And all they do is control the use of ciggerettes in public places etc., Just bann it from the planet! Oh wait the govenment gets huge taxes from tobbacco. They to are drug dealers.