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		thebooktocome on Dec 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes ... See, I’m old enough to remember holding my breath to get past a throng of chain-smokers when they’d gas out a restaurant or clog the front of a store.

auveair on Dec 13, 2022 | [–]

Me too, doesn't really happen anymore so it seems like with time, some sensible regulations and education everything works out? Why the need for a ban?

FpUser on Dec 13, 2022 | [–]

I agree with this particular aspect but it is long gone. I do not see smokers harm anyone but themselves now. Alcoholics on the other hand ...

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