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Singapore's smoke-free law may have warded off 20,000 heart attacks in people over 65 (medicalxpress.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes because prohibition works...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You seem to be using the US as an example. Countless other countries have banned various drugs quite successfully. Singapore being just one of them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Oh yes, let's all adopt the magical laws of Singapore and start beating people with sticks and HANG THEM for drugs.

Fucking ludicrous, how the fuck could you speak like Singapore's draconian laws are a good thing and they've 'successfully' banned drugs. By human subjugation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Not really a direct parallel considering you can't exactly grow your own tobacco. Tobacco also isn't sold for any other purpose, unlike barley.