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Policy banning vape sales outside of pharmacies to go before Senate, health minister says (www.youtube.com)
submitted 4 months ago by Sarsaparilla@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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What are people's thoughts here? I could understand removing all the lolly flavours and regulating like other tobacco products. I am an ex-smoker but I personally feel like this is govt over-reach. That might be an out-dated mindset of my time & generation (genX), however. So I'm interested to get some insight into how the broader population view this issue, particularly the younger generations, in both an overall opinion, but also in regards to such govt controls of recreational substances vs an individual's right of freedom to choose.

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[–] Outsider9042@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

As a non-smoker, I find vapes far less obnoxious in terms of odour.

The main problem I had with it all is the waste. Seeing cigarette butts and single use vape cartridge litter the streets makes me mad.

I’m a big fan of do what you want as long as you don’t make it my problem.

Ban cigarette filters, ban single use vapes. The rest I couldn’t care less about.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Ban single use vapes

I really hope this becomes a worldwide ban. Disposable vapes are hugely wasteful