Safiel
November 7, 2023, 6:39pm
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Looks like they are going to go ahead and do it.
BTW, the article contains a British slang for cigarettes that obviously a wee bit different meaning in the United States.
It will be a free, unwhipped vote in Parliament, but Labour has announced its support so it should pass easily.
Safiel
November 7, 2023, 6:57pm
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Unfortunately, all it will do is unleash a black market.
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Especially when you consider they are literally across the channel from the biggest bunch of smokers the world has ever seen. The French.
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Just so everyone understands this is not King Charles imposing his will on the people but the King delivering Sunak’s priorities as the Prime Minister.
Oryx
November 7, 2023, 8:10pm
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Will smoking be illegal, or will it just be illegal to sell cigarettes?
Safiel
November 7, 2023, 8:12pm
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Eventually it would become totally illegal to buy or use.
At the moment, it will just stop sales starting with those that turned 14 this year (or possible next year).
But the restrictions would get harsher year by year until a total ban is in place in the 2030’s.
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Safiel
November 7, 2023, 8:13pm
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I think Charles secretly had a difficult time delivering this speech. Unlike his Mother, it is known his sympathies lie with Labour.
Safiel
November 7, 2023, 8:14pm
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BTW, I have some ornamental tobacco plants growing on my property.
And you can have a leaf for the very cheap price of $100.00.
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the king has almost zero influence on the law making process.
Allan
Auto129
November 7, 2023, 11:36pm
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Even if bans make a black market, eventually participants will become a little bit shy about throwing their trash on the ground everywhere in public.
Sknyluv
November 7, 2023, 11:49pm
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Is there anything comparable to cigarettes that aren’t already banned? IE, something that is addictive and kills those that use it. I guess you could say alcohol, but alcohol isn’t manufactured to be addictive.
i bet they legalize pot tho
if not already
WuWei
November 8, 2023, 12:29am
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Is that government purview?
Samm
November 8, 2023, 5:33am
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Wow! When the wife and I toured around England 40 years ago, I’d estimate that 80% of Brits smoked. You couldn’t get away from it anywhere in public.
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