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[–] 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I think it's less so a matter of politeness or kindness and moreso because one of the few great projects within the US over the last 50 years was the war on smoking. From the banning of smoking adverts to the anti-smoking PSAs of the late 00s and 2010s there's been a consistent push against cigarettes specifically, also it's expensive with high taxes noone has the cash for that.

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

    How did this even happen in America of all places anyway? I'd 100% vote for it here.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    A mix of the collapse of the tabaco lobby, economics, and a general cultural trend away from addictive narcotics since it's also affecting alcohol. Also I suspect the broad decriminalization of weed and it's general cultural acceptance probably helps.

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