The only thing this will accomplish is creating a black market just like every other drug. Don’t get me wrong, it makes sense from a public health stand point and it will definitely save lives that were cut short from smoking related health conditions. But as we’ve found out with literally every drug in existence no matter how hard of a drug it is, the moment it isn’t legal it gets replaced by a black market with a mountain of new issues.
I think it can be banned if you also don’t criminalize it and implement some kind of harm-reduction system.
This way being caught with a cigarette won’t land you in jail. At most you’ll be fined (though ideally confiscation should be enough). And if you want to quit there are resources.
Heavy penalties should only be for trafficking, which you can achieve by stipulating an amount that counts as trafficking.
The only thing this will accomplish is creating a black market just like every other drug. Don’t get me wrong, it makes sense from a public health stand point and it will definitely save lives that were cut short from smoking related health conditions. But as we’ve found out with literally every drug in existence no matter how hard of a drug it is, the moment it isn’t legal it gets replaced by a black market with a mountain of new issues.
I think it can be banned if you also don’t criminalize it and implement some kind of harm-reduction system.
This way being caught with a cigarette won’t land you in jail. At most you’ll be fined (though ideally confiscation should be enough). And if you want to quit there are resources.
Heavy penalties should only be for trafficking, which you can achieve by stipulating an amount that counts as trafficking.