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Why is B.C. the last province in Canada to allow cigarette sales in drugstores? (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Wudi@feddit.uk to c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca

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[–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

How the fuck are people still smoking cigarettes in this day and age?

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

Addicts never went away.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Addiction? Also, why does anyone do drugs?

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

At least drugs do something as they fuck up your body, cigarettes don't do shit and they still kill you.

[–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

My thinking exactly. Use a vaporizer like the mighty+, get that inhalation hit you crave, and get buzzed. Not as bad as smoking, still not great for your health either, but at least you get something out of it.

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Because they probably assume you're capable of governing yourself?

[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Wait, that's illegal.

[–] APinkOrange@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm no expert by any means and you should check other sources, but the main reason might be that all other provinces did outlaw the sale already.

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Heh. Gottim. 😝

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Who says they have to? It's a magnet for shoplifting anyway.

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 weeks ago

Tourism's my guess.