Tuesday, January 21, 2025
The FDA Proposes a De Facto Cigarette Ban, Which Would Expand the Disastrous War on Drugs
On its way out the door, the Biden administration has proposed a rule that would effectively ban cigarettes by requiring a drastic reduction in nicotine content. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which unveiled the proposed rule on Wednesday, says the aim is to make cigarettes unappealing by eliminating their "psychoactive and reinforcing effects."
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I'm not against legalizing shit, I'm against not letting people fail and float down the gutter with their bad decisions in hand.
ReplyDeleteShould have tried that with Hunters coke.
ReplyDeleteStupid idiots. I guess we'll all start smoking water pipes and premium cigars... or growing our own tobacco.
ReplyDeleteI don't smoke so I don't have any skin in the game, but it's just another government bullshit overreach. Of course some will say it’s for the smoker’s health, but what if the government mandates you wear a approved jacket when the temperature drops below 50 degrees to protect your health? Besides the sale of high nicotine will just go underground.
ReplyDeleteThat would be good. Fewer people getting hooked on cancer sticks.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I hate smoking, It is not the role of government to do that which is "good". It is not the role of government to protect you from yourself. The Federal government has certain enumerated powers, and regulating cancer sticks is clearly not one of them.
DeleteIf your state wants to ban them, that's a different issue. Most states won't for the simple fact of tax revenue.
Slippery slopes and all that shit.
DeleteYep, really good. They also need to ban: soda with sugar, soda without sugar, red meat, bacon, all alcoholic beverages, coffee, non herbal teas, aspirin, antibiotics, most city water, and all air because these thing contain toxins. Be careful.
Delete-Just a chemist.
The world was more sane when everyone was smoking tobacco
ReplyDeleteNow get the chemicals out of junk food that make them addictive. For those who don't know the same scientist who made cigarettes addictive moved on to make food addictive. Always about the money not your health.
ReplyDeleteCreating another very profitable revenue stream for smugglers. Didn't they study what happened during prohibition?
ReplyDeleteAl_in_Ottawa
Gov't-one hand subsidies growing tobacco, the other hand taxes and regulates tobacco.
ReplyDeleteIf people wanna smoke that's their business.I think over $100.00 a carton is stupid crazy but if smoking keeps people's endorphins happy so they don't kill us then let them alone for Pete sakes. Bigger fish to fry
ReplyDeleteSo, if there's less nicotine per cigarette, why would a smoker not just increase the number of cigarettes that they smoke in a day? I'm sure that the increase in cigarette sales would be an "unintended" side effect of this ridiculous nanny state foolishness.
ReplyDeleteI personally make my own cigs, using a modern cig machine. I pay, with shipping and product, $0.68 PER PACK. The machine costs $50, add in a couple of 1 pound bags of tobacco and 5 cartons of tubes.for about another $50, and in 1 carton price, totally pays itself off resulting in 68 cent packs moving forward.
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