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|    Regulation Of Commerce to Regulation Of Commerce    |
|    Re: Cigarettes Behind The Checkout Count    |
|    27 Dec 19 21:10:46    |
      XPost: ca.politics, alt.california, alt.abortion       XPost: alt.drugs.abuse, talk.politics.drugs       From: RegulationReform@USA.com              On 12/27/2019 9:05 PM, Regulation Of Commerce wrote:       > On 12/27/2019 8:57 PM, Regulation Of Commerce wrote:       >> Cigarettes and Alcohol and drugs not marketed with known medicinal merit,       and yet       >> having potential recreational use, should be stocked in a separate room of       the       >> store, out of the sight / out of mind, through a separate door or curtain,       or even       >> through a separate exterior door, and they ought to carry the following       warnings       >> and more:       >       > Oh yeah, or a separate store is great too. Better idea. But no billboards,       it       > should be like you have to look it up to find it, no open advertising.                     You can say snake oil will cure cancer, and you can alternatively sell snake       oil.       You just can't sell snake oil _as a cure for cancer_.                     > Like maybe you could put an advertisement in "Cigar Aficionado" you know or       "High       > Times."       >       > Like instead of "Liquor Store" it should just have a number. Out of sight       out of       > mind. You should have to know.       >       > I mean it's my body, my spray paint. This stuff is like huffing spray paint.       >       >       >> WARNING:       >> POISON!       >> MEDICINE!       >> NOT FOR RECREATIONAL CONSUMPTION!       >> NOT ILLEGAL TO CONSUME RECREATIONALLY!       >>       >> Freedom's great, but drug abuse is tragic. For every day you use drugs or       alcohol       >> recreationally, don't use for three days. Thus stay just this side of       alcoholism,       >> etc. 165 million Americans use alcohol. 25 million or 15% have 10 or more       drinks       >> per day. This is tragic and ludicrous. Twice per week is the max to party       on any       >> drug. Twice per month is better. There is a difference between use and       abuse. A       >> huge difference. A huge huge difference. And sobriety is an excellent       choice.       >> People should have to buy breathalyzers before they can purchase alcohol       with a       >> drivers license. A good policy is to not drive after even one drink or any       drug       >> use. Take a cab. The Constitution guarantees equal protection, and the       drinking       >> age should be eliminated and child rights recognized.       >>       >> People have rights. They're born right, not wrong.       >              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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