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Originally Posted by Ch40s
It seems really simple, and you spelled it out pretty well yourself.
If it's so useless, why have it around? Does it matter if arguements can be made for it affecting others or not? Just get rid of it.
Seems simple to me.
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I think there are some factors that prevent this from happening:
1) Fear of black market and tax revenue loss, as mentioned already.
2) Powerful tobacco-farmers lobby group in Quebec and Ontario. (Don't underestimate this, the Quebec Asbestos lobby has us shipping asbestos to 3rd world countries for uses that we consider unsafe in Canada.)
3) Possible NAFTA issues.
4) Lots of addicted consumers who, as proven by this thread, can be a little cranky.
So, instead of banning it, they continue to try to find "clever" ways to get the message out that the product is unfit for human consumption.