• amino@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      6 months ago

      where are people gonna buy cigs if you ban them? the black market. who’s gonna go to prison over it? marginalized people. this is already reality in authoritarian countries

      • HollowNaught@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I said the sale of these items. Not the buying of. Very different prospects you’re assuming I’m lumping into one here

        • HikingVet@lemmy.caEnglish
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          6 months ago

          If it’s illegal to sell, how do you buy?

          That’s literally a prohibition.

          • HollowNaught@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            6 months ago

            The point is that you’re unable to buy, but you’re not punished for buying. Instead, the seller is punished for selling

            It stops the law from punching down on the addicts being taken advantage of (mostly)

            • HikingVet@lemmy.caEnglish
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              6 months ago

              And if you are caught with it you get charged for distribution. If you can’t buy it, where did you get it?