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Maldives bans smoking for younger generations (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

They should've offered affordable programs to help people quit too imo. Also I hate that they made "using" illegal, seems like a repeated mistake when it comes to drug laws. Depends on their full definition, but still.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    They should’ve offered affordable programs to help people quit too imo.

    Sure, and that should come prior to any sort of bans.

    Also I hate that they made “using” illegal, seems like a repeated mistake when it comes to drug laws.

    I'm always on the fence on this one. Banning won't stop the use, but would more people use drugs if they weren't banned? I'd think so.

    Depends on their full definition, but still.

    I think it might be the article that's a bit off, they state that the Maldives made great strides in protecting people from the harms of tobacco when they banned vaping. Vapes aren't a tobacco product, they're a nicotine product.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (3 children)

    You can still charge people for possession, but "use" is so vague it's almost comical. How are you gonna check their fault? Vapes can be nicotine-free, so that would require a blood test, something that passive smoking might throw off. If they're using videos, photos, or even audio as evidence there's no way to distinguish nic-free vapes, or real cigarettes from props.

    Maybe I'm just that jaded, but it looks like a convenient "throw em in jail" card. Throw a half-smoked cig into somebody else's bag and bingo. The only good test I can come up with is smell, but that's gonna be long gone by the time you're processed.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Read the article. Most of what you've said here is irrelevant.

    As for use, it's almost certainly going to be only enforced for people blatantly smoking in public. At home, or on smoke break behind your job, I doubt anyone will even notice.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    You can't be serious.

    Last year, the Maldives made it illegal for anyone to import, sell, possess, use or distribute electronic cigarettes and vaping products, regardless of age.

    I'm asking (and guessing) how they're gonna accomplish enforcing that part. Just like you are.

    edit: not to mention, the article is either shit at translating, or intentionally equates tobacco and vapes

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Those are two separate items. That was vaping, this is tobacco products. And it's not just about use, it's about buying and selling. So it doesn't really make sense to question prosecuting use, when that's unlikely to happen, the vast majority of enforcement will be on retail sales, which ought to be effective.

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