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New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts (www.theguardian.com)

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Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives

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[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm surprised Lemmy has this take. Why is it anyone else's right to take your right to smoking away?

[-] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 7 points 11 months ago

Perhaps it's not the right to harm ones self that's the issue. Should you have the right to manufacture, sell, and profit from harm to others? Be it environmental, oral health, lung health, or heart health, cigarettes are a net negative to any citizenry. Seems in a governments best interest to try and greatly reduce and/or eliminate this leech.

[-] Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com 2 points 11 months ago

I'm sure you're fighting against marijuana legalization then to improve public health too.

[-] enitoni@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Unlike cigarettes, cannabis has medical uses and is not nearly as harmful especially if you don't smoke it (vaping or edibles). It's not completely safe (hardly any drug is) but it's on a different level of safe compared to tobacco.