Plain packaging on cigarettes (5 Viewers)

[Lolsmith]

I don't care if tobacco companies advertise just as long as they don't call their products healthy

 

[Jimmy Recard]

How is it possible to "smoke responsibly."

a better question is why does it matter

 

[Lentern]

a better question is why does it matter

Because I was replying to the question of alcohol versus cigarettes.

 

[Jimmy Recard]

yeah, why should it even matter in relation to alcohol

just because it is appied to alcohol doesnt mean it should be, or am i to ignore this

 

[Lentern]

or am i to ignore this

Oh please do.

 

[Graney]

How is it possible to "smoke responsibly."

'Consuming just one drink a day causes an extra 7,000 cancer cases'
trololol no such thing as drinking responsibly, smoke up riet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7906355.stm

I'm p. aggrieved by taxation of ciggarettes. Smokers tend to be the most vulnerable people in society, taxation increases have probably created more victims than benefit recent history, how many pensioners are malnourished due to balancing addiction and living expenses.

 

[Jimmy Recard]

you are soft on addictions though graney addictions are only hard to beat if you are a pussy

 

[Lentern]

'Consuming just one drink a day causes an extra 7,000 cancer cases'
trololol no such thing as drinking responsibly, smoke up riet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7906355.stm

I'm p. aggrieved by taxation of ciggarettes. Smokers tend to be the most vulnerable people in society, taxation increases have probably created more victims than benefit recent history, how many pensioners are malnourished due to balancing addiction and living expenses.

Do you actually think I'm riet?

 

[stampede]

i just wanted to say that smokers r the worst ok bye

 

[powlmao]

Agreed

Labour should get out of our lives and fuck off

We are not a socialist society so they have no rights

 

[Rafy]

Not going to make any difference as packets can't be visibly displayed in stores anyway.

 

[Graney]

Not going to make any difference as packets can't be visibly displayed in stores anyway.

The tobacco industry is spending millions of dollars to spread that message.

Millions of dollars invested to spread the message about how confident they are that they will not lose millions of dollars of revenue if this policy is introduced.

 

[cosmo kramer]

or foods that have high levels of sugar and fat

saturated fat is fine

trans fat & sugar are obv garbage though

dont believe the lies about saturated fat

 

[cosmo kramer]

i dont get it is this really going to make any difference

 

[SylviaB]

How is it possible to "smoke responsibly."

im almost certain my drinking is damaging my body more than my smoking tbqh

 

[Lentern]

im almost certain my drinking is damaging my body more than my smoking tbqh

Yes but that might put you outside of the drinking responsibly category.

 

[SylviaB]

Yes but that might put you outside of the drinking responsibly category.

well the government needs to do more to protect me

 

[Lentern]

well the government needs to do more to protect me

I fear you're beyond the governments help my friend.

 

[Chemical Ali]

"Responsible drinking" is just a slogan created and enforced by Big Alcohol and the Hotels/Clubs industry, just like we thought low-tar cigarettes were healthier 50 years ago

Even small amounts of alcohol consumed regularly have long term health effects. And besides, when was the last time someone smoked a few cigarettes and then got in a fight?

 

[Existential]

Not going to make any difference as packets can't be visibly displayed in stores anyway.

People who start smoking at a young age wouldn't buy it. They'd get somebody to do it for them and then the appeal of the packaging would have its effect. Tbqh i would prefer phasing them out through prohibition laws in x amount of years, but i guess these small steps punishing the smoking industry are okay for now. Anyone who argues that smokes deserve consumer packaging is a retard imho.