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In reply to the discussion: Should there be a ban on the sale of cigarettes in drug stores? [View all]edhopper
(33,570 posts)18. The sale of cigarettes should be banned
period.
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Should there be a ban on the sale of cigarettes in drug stores? [View all]
originalpckelly
Jan 2012
OP
And consenting adults need to be free to make up their own damn minds about their own lives & bodies
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#5
Careful, there, riding that red herring down that slippery slope. You could get hurt.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#12
yes. let's have them elsewhere. They don't sell them here. Is there just even
roguevalley
Jan 2012
#49
No, they should increase the fucking giant bloated drug war budget to include nicotine products, too
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#19
And you're saying just ban the sale of them? Everywhere, now? Or just in "drug stores"?
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#27
Probably because most people can't read for comprehension, never mind read the Merck Manual. nt
MADem
Jan 2012
#16
I think that would be preferable to having bone cancer patients in pain because doctors are afraid
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#21
I don't think an authoritative, prohibitive law is in and of itself, the reason...
LanternWaste
Jan 2012
#88
Alcohol abuse kills some 75000 Americans each year and shortens the lives of these people
The Straight Story
Jan 2012
#40
Rechargeable e-cigs are $10-15 and last for 6+ months; cartos $1.50 to $2 for @ 3 days each
Waiting For Everyman
Jan 2012
#96
I strongly suggest that before you ask for a ban on cigarette sales, that you watch
niyad
Jan 2012
#56
Drugs don't equate with health. But cigarettes suck big time. They s/b banned everywhere. nt
valerief
Jan 2012
#69
Drug stores these days are general merchandise stores that include a pharmacy.
Morning Dew
Jan 2012
#76
no. It's drug store owners decision what to sell. And it cigs are banned from 'drug stores'
Liberal_in_LA
Jan 2012
#77