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[–] Teddybearalleymngr@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Not a smoker or wannabe one but if someone is just one year behind in their age, they'll never be able to legally smoke with this setup.

[–] droans@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Yes, that's how both time and math works.

[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

Correct, that’s the point. I’m fancy, there would be a day cutoff. Likely 1/1 of some year.

[–] bigboopballs@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

great!

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Cool things that leftists always support: making drugs illegal.

Cool things that have historically worked and not made things worse: Prohibition.

Like seriously what the fuck is this shit since when did we believe in making drugs illegal.

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[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Big tobacco trying to kill big vape by making it exciting again to smoke and break the law

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If he wanted it to work he could make cigarettes more lethal. Kill you in a couple of months type of thing.

(Clearly not a serious suggestion in case you wonder)

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[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Yeah no, you don't get to arbitrarily use age to deny people their rights and manipulate them into doing what you want them to do.

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