▲ 482 ▼ 'Incredible' milestone reached as Sweden becomes a smoke-free country (www.thelocal.com) submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by NightOwl@lemmy.ca to c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world 120 comments fedilink hide all child comments Archive: [ https://archive.is/OTfZe ]
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Prohibition was ridiculously popular until it wasn’t. It failed because of widespread lawbreaking, organized crime, enforcement failures, and economic pressure (tax and jobs during the great depression) Smoking is already on the decline, i don't think you'll find such fervor for cigarette running. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Smoking is already on the decline, i don’t think you’ll find such fervor for cigarette running You're wrong, it will also have widespread lawbreaking, enforcement failures, economic pressure, and create a new organized crime powerhouse. As always. The smoking market is comparable to the drug market in size of users... how's that drug war doing? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago You're wrong! see how easy that is? permalink fedilink source parent [–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago i don’t think you’ll find such fervor for cigarette running. There is, in some countries with very high taxes on tobacco. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Smoking is already on the decline, i don’t think you’ll find such fervor for cigarette running You're wrong, it will also have widespread lawbreaking, enforcement failures, economic pressure, and create a new organized crime powerhouse. As always. The smoking market is comparable to the drug market in size of users... how's that drug war doing? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago You're wrong! see how easy that is? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago You're wrong! see how easy that is? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago i don’t think you’ll find such fervor for cigarette running. There is, in some countries with very high taxes on tobacco. permalink fedilink source parent