• rumba@lemmy.zip
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    6 days ago

    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.

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      5 days ago

      i don’t think you’ll find such fervor for cigarette running.

      There is, in some countries with very high taxes on tobacco.

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      6 days ago

      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?