If I want to consume addictive cancer sticks until I die a slow, painful death, I have the natural freedom to do so, and laws, taxes or fines won't stop me until I'm really locked away.

So I support other peoples freedom to smoke. It is just inhaling smoke from burning plant matter, which may be an irrational choice, but is my choice.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 months ago

Then grow your own. Your natural right of control over your own body doesn't extend to the markets and industry of the society you live in.

[–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If you do that, then you should also forfeit your right to use publicly funded hospitals that already struggle enough with people suffering of conditions they did not ask for voluntarily. Smoking is not just a cost for your body, but for society as a whole, hence the justification in a ban

[–] Frittiert@feddit.de 4 points 10 months ago

While I see your point, this could be extended to people doing dangerous sports for fun, eating unhealthy foods or engaging in any activity where one could get hurt.

[–] OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The high tax on the cigarettes covers the cost of treatment for the few folk who get cancer from smoking.

[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago

That’s fine, but this is one country that didn’t even push it through.

Methadone clinics are this on a large scale, and they exist around the world.