Ban the sale, sure. Penalize people peddling this poison, but encourage smokers to get help. Make it harder to start and to keep going, but make it easier and more incentivized to stop.

Laws do not, have not, and will not ever stop people from abusing subatances. They just make it harder to get help and create stigma.

[–] mundane@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Why would it be harder to stop if you are not allowed to buy them? The people who are already old enough to smoke will be able to continue.

[–] DaedalousIlios@pawb.social 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No, I'm not saying "keep selling them legally," I'm saying "don't criminalize posession/usage." Lock up the people selling, not the people buying/using.

If you make it harder to get their fix than it is to quit, you make it harder for sellers to keep clients and eventually suffocate that whole market.

[–] mundane@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What fix is there to quit from if you have never been allowed to start?

[–] DaedalousIlios@pawb.social 0 points 3 months ago

How can you start if nobody is selling?