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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:03 AM Original message |
What if tobacco was totally ILLEGAL? |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. I would trade tobacco for marijuana in a heartbeat. |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. What if a pound of tobacco cost $1000? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. $11 a pack or more in Australia |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. A far cry from the glamorous images of the old days. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. And the campaign has worked |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Maybe a pack of joints with a pic of a stoned grannie on the back? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Now you see, I could sort of get with that! |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. Yes, the scenario is a little too far fetched. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
4. I s'pose if cigarettes were illegal... |
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BigDaddy44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. They tried a variation of that during Prohibition |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. It is very easy to make alcohol. Much, much more difficult to make smoking tobacco |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #11 |
26. It is not hard |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:20 AM Response to Reply #5 |
24. I didn't postulate either way what would happen in society at large |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Was there ever a time in America's history that only 20% drank alcohol? |
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BigDaddy44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. I do have an observation |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. I see it as a program of public health |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Agree. |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
7. Absolutely there would be a black market. |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Good point. |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
12. remember when the Candian government |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
14. I would sink every dollar I had into GlaxoSmithKline stock |
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MoeHayNow (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
18. Smokers, as a rule, |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
19. I'd never want to make it illegal. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
21. pot growers would rejoice! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
22. Wouldn't happen...the state "pushers" need the tax revenue. |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
23. I am for the indoor bans. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
25. In Europe right after WWII tobacco was in very short supply |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
28. .............. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
29. I don't think there's any comparonison between the two situations. Most pot smokers would be happy |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
30. Then they need to legalize pot or mellow yellows! |
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