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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Lets turn the conversation around.
What CAN be done to try and reduce smoking, without setting up a smoking gestapo?
I'm not sure smoking education or graphic warnings can go much further.
What if, in order to sell tobacco a business needed a specific license, and if they are caught selling to minors they can lose the license?
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I guess the point is, since public education and graphic warning label went into effect in the late 80's, early 90's, there
has been a dramatic reduction in the number of smokers in North America since the late 90's.
I'm of the opinion that public smoking bans, while not benefitting smokers, led to far less quitting/non-starting than health awareness ever did.
Maybe I'm in the stunted minority of people who believe the government and anti-smoking lobbyists have done fine in reducing the amount of smokers (higher tobacco prices helped as well), and all the latest measures (coverups, pharmacy bans, outdoor smoking bans) are just to appease the groups which have gained too much public support, and are taking it too far.
Why do we need more controls?
Is what we have really not enough? Why does it have to be stepped up every year? Are anti-smoking groups never going to be happy until absolutely no one in North America smokes?