Honest question, why is tobacco/nicotine such a big deal to people?
Every major city in Europe has street corners where you can witness hopeless alcoholics in the throes of delirium tremens, each one representing a life broken by an addictive and harmful drug.
Watch any local news station in the United States and you'll routinely hear about a drunk driver getting into a crash that kills other innocent people who were just trying to reach their destination.
Somehow these costs to society are acceptable, while somebody choosing to smoke/chew/dip tobacco which may eventually cause them serious health conditions and death isn't.
For the record, I think keeping both alcohol and tobacco legal in the status quo way is fine, but I've long felt that the negative attention given to tobacco is disproportionate.
Every major city in Europe has street corners where you can witness hopeless alcoholics in the throes of delirium tremens, each one representing a life broken by an addictive and harmful drug.
Watch any local news station in the United States and you'll routinely hear about a drunk driver getting into a crash that kills other innocent people who were just trying to reach their destination.
Somehow these costs to society are acceptable, while somebody choosing to smoke/chew/dip tobacco which may eventually cause them serious health conditions and death isn't.
For the record, I think keeping both alcohol and tobacco legal in the status quo way is fine, but I've long felt that the negative attention given to tobacco is disproportionate.