• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    I like the energy, but I’m skeptical about the implementation. When the USA tried a prohibition it failed miserably, when they put surgeon general’s warnings on boxes it hardly made a difference.

    But I like the energy, power to him.

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      15 days ago

      when they put surgeon general’s warnings on boxes it hardly made a difference.

      It made a huge difference. But its also because before that, companies were promoting tobacco was “safe” and even “beneficial”. So an explicit warning would been a suprised to most people of that era. Did it stopped addicts? No… but the next generation was more weary before beoming addicted. But yeah, i dont think a warming today would have nearly the same effect as that information is far more widely available