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re: You have to be 21 to buy tobacco in California now

Posted on 5/5/16 at 8:48 am to
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 8:48 am to
quote:


What about that tomato you ate last night for dinner? What is it "cut" with? Do you really know what is in it when you consume it?



Perfect analogy.

Posted by GeeOH
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2013
13376 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:19 am to
Good, it should be like alcohol and weed (wheel legal). It's far worse than both
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
139218 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:21 am to
And use of tobacco will drop 0% because of this law
Posted by BiggerBear
Redbone Country
Member since Sep 2011
3164 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:28 am to
quote:

Missing out on a lot of tax revenue got a state that's pretty much broke. Seems like a good idea



Cost is much higher on the back end.
Posted by goldenbadger08
Sorting Out MSB BS Since 2011
Member since Oct 2011
37909 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:34 am to
quote:

Not sure what the message is here
the message here is, even at 18 you're not mature enough to make your own decisions.. Unless you kill someone, then you're recognized as an adult.
Posted by Mr Gardoki
AL
Member since Apr 2010
27652 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:36 am to
At this point I'm not sure why we consider 18 to be legal adults
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:43 am to
Nanny state.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
64034 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:49 am to
So I guess that everybody under 21 who smokes will now quit.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80823 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:51 am to
quote:

They can be trusted with stuff as important as that but can't be trusted to decide on smoking or drinking beer?


Well they have proven time and time again that they can't be trusted to drink responsibly.

If the binge drinking along with drinking and driving were less rampant among college students then maybe the age would still be 18.
This post was edited on 5/5/16 at 9:54 am
Posted by ksayetiger
Centenary Gents
Member since Jul 2007
70469 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:52 am to
quote:

Do you really know what is in it when you consume it?





Actually you do. If you werent so high you could read the lable
Posted by Esquire
Chiraq
Member since Apr 2014
15248 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 10:00 am to
quote:

Weed smoke is a lot cleaner plus you doing rail down a few joints a day


Speak for yourself
Posted by JamalSanders
On a boat
Member since Jul 2015
12229 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 10:09 am to
quote:

19 already in Alabama,


In the state of Alabama, you are not an adult until you are 19.
Posted by JamalSanders
On a boat
Member since Jul 2015
12229 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 10:10 am to
quote:

Well they have proven time and time again that they can't be trusted to drink responsibly.

If the binge drinking along with drinking and driving were less rampant among college students then maybe the age would still be 18.



That is because it is so taboo for kids. If we taught responsible drinking in the home we would have less bingeing in college aged adults.
Posted by Mung
Ba’on Rooj
Member since Aug 2007
9500 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 10:20 am to
Ca chooses to discourage tobacco use, as do most other states, via high taxes, age restrictions and use location restrictions. They recognize that the money made on taxes does not cover the ultimate health care costs and lost productivity of smokers. Pretty simple. Absolutely nothing positive about tobacco.
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27872 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 10:20 am to
Smoking is fricking disgusting.

This law is fricking ridiculous.
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
Ms Gulf Coast
Member since Jan 2004
21768 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 11:36 am to
quote:

What about that tomato you ate last night for dinner? What is it "cut" with? Do you really know what is in it when you consume it?


Commercial tomatoes are loaded with nasty stuff, that is why I grow my own.
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
Lurking the Tin Foil Hat Board
Member since Jul 2009
50934 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 11:38 am to
quote:

You have to be 21 to buy tobacco in California now



Makes just as much sense as 21 to buy alcohol.
Posted by lsu2006
BR
Member since Feb 2004
40148 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 1:15 pm to
quote:

Well they have proven time and time again that they can't be trusted to drink responsibly.

If the binge drinking along with drinking and driving were less rampant among college students then maybe the age would still be 18.

Shot in the dark here, but I'm gonna guess you're a "small government conservative".
Posted by lsu2006
BR
Member since Feb 2004
40148 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 1:20 pm to
quote:

They recognize that the money made on taxes does not cover the ultimate health care costs and lost productivity of smokers. Pretty simple. Absolutely nothing positive about tobacco.

Well there's the whole issue of a state telling an adult, capable of entering into more or less any type of contract and capable of making basically every other decision concerning his life, that he can't purchase fricking tobacco. It's not about the perceived "positives" come from the act using tobacco itself. It's about allowing adults to make their own damn decisions about what they put into their body. I'm not a resident of California nor am I under 21, so this doesn't effect me, but if I was a California resident I would not be happy.
Posted by Goldrush25
San Diego, CA
Member since Oct 2012
33964 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 1:21 pm to
Not good enough. Make it 100.
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