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Bad_Mojo
12/31/20 3:57:06 PM
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Well, maybe it's just Oregon, but just a warning that prices might be going up after today -

https://i.imgur.com/XsIgJMp.png

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Flauros
12/31/20 3:58:19 PM
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Why are they punishing addicts for a disease that they have no control over?

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AzurexNightmare
12/31/20 3:59:42 PM
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Flauros posted...
Why are they punishing addicts for a disease that they have no control over?
No control over? Lol...

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Bad_Mojo
12/31/20 3:59:43 PM
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Flauros posted...
Why are they punishing addicts for a disease that they have no control over?

Studies have shown it greatly prevents new smokers, and it helps light smokers stop

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DocileOrangeCup
12/31/20 4:00:32 PM
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I was talking to a lady the other day who said she was stopping at the beginning of the year, so I guess it does help

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Flauros
12/31/20 4:01:48 PM
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AzurexNightmare posted...
No control over? Lol...
You think they choose to be addicted to smoking?


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thronedfire2
12/31/20 4:02:17 PM
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I quit 2 months ago, been using a juul. the pods cost me more than cigs did now :(

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AzurexNightmare
12/31/20 4:03:36 PM
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Flauros posted...
You think they choose to be addicted to smoking?
Maybe you should re-post the statement that I disagreed with instead of strawmanning. Try again.

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AzurexNightmare
12/31/20 4:04:32 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
I quit 2 months ago, been using a juul. the pods cost me more than cigs did now :(
I know it's not easy buddy but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Remember you don't necessarily have to quit, just smoke less to where it's more affordable if you have to.

Never stop trying

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EmbraceOfDeath
12/31/20 4:22:21 PM
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Bad_Mojo posted...
Well, maybe it's just Oregon, but just a warning that prices might be going up after today -
Yes, that was a statewide measure.

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Lonestar2000
12/31/20 4:30:17 PM
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Imagine being dumb enough to smoke.

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Smackems
12/31/20 4:30:57 PM
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Flauros posted...
You think they choose to be addicted to smoking?
As a smoker, yes

I've quit before and I could do it again. I just don't want to right now

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Cornmuffins
12/31/20 4:31:39 PM
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Cali did this 4 years ago and it sucks
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yemmy
12/31/20 4:31:49 PM
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Oregon: lets make methamphetamine easier to get and cigarettes harder lol

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skermac
12/31/20 4:32:23 PM
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AzurexNightmare posted...
No control over? Lol...

thats how tobacco companies stay rich hook people then charge more

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FrankJaegr
12/31/20 4:32:58 PM
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AzurexNightmare posted...
No control over? Lol...

You ever notice how even homeless addicts have a pack of cigarettes? Lol

Thats a tough mother to quit, Im about 10 months into quitting after going on and off between cigs and vape

The price is what made me say oh shit I gotta quit - like fuck this price

thronedfire2 posted...
I quit 2 months ago, been using a juul. the pods cost me more than cigs did now :(

The real movie saved is in getting something like a Juul that you can actually refill - look at the Caliburn G tbh

if you LOVE your Juul - youre gonna absolutely LOVE the Caliburn G

cartridges/pods get pricey mayne.. though thats a huge investment to yer health tbh
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Shablagoo
12/31/20 4:36:02 PM
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skermac posted...
thats how tobacco companies stay rich hook people then charge more

This sounds more like a raise in taxes on them, not sure though. TC might know more.

FrankJaegr posted...
The price is what made me say oh s*** I gotta quit - like f*** this price

This is apparently what made my mom quit. She started smoking while working in a factory back in the 60s-70s because everyone else there did and there wasnt much else to do. Then after about 10 years she decided to calculate how much money she was spending on cigs and realized how absurd the amount was.

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Lordgold666
12/31/20 4:40:12 PM
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Meanwhile were over 450k smoking related deaths this year

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food_slut
12/31/20 4:53:27 PM
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Over eating is my drug

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Bad_Mojo
12/31/20 5:02:18 PM
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food_slut posted...
Over eating is my drug

After I quit smoking I put on a lot of weight from eating like shit to curb the cravings.

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AzurexNightmare
12/31/20 5:15:47 PM
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To everyone who is replying to me, you are correct in what you say, however you aren't disproving what I'm saying.

No control is not the same as a little control. And it may seem pedantic but having a choice, however small, is the only way to beat this thing. I don't believe that ANYBODY has 0 control over this. Do I believe they have very little control and that they are unfairly fucked? Yes. That's believable, but there is always a way. However hard, even if it takes ten years of failure, there's always a way.

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pogo_rabid
12/31/20 5:17:03 PM
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All this does is punish low-income people.

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SquirtleSkwad
12/31/20 5:17:29 PM
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As a former smoker: Good.

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Hexenherz
12/31/20 5:18:14 PM
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I'm sorry TC.

I voted no on that measure :(

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Bad_Mojo
12/31/20 5:18:51 PM
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Hexenherz posted...
I'm sorry TC.

I voted no on that measure :(

Um, what? I don't f'n smoke, lol. I gave that up over 10 years ago now

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LordMarshal
12/31/20 5:19:04 PM
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Make it $10.

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Irony
12/31/20 5:19:45 PM
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Nice

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Hexenherz
12/31/20 5:20:43 PM
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Bad_Mojo posted...
Um, what? I don't f'n smoke, lol. I gave that up over 10 years ago now
Oh yeah I didn't get through all the responses before I posted...

Well good job

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WashYourHands
12/31/20 5:23:54 PM
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No one chooses to be an addict, but they do choose to ingest whatever substance that led to the addiction.

The only thing wrong with this is they didnt ban cigs all together. At least alcohol/drugs give you a buzz. All cigs do is kill your ass.

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AzurexNightmare
12/31/20 5:26:56 PM
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WashYourHands posted...
No one chooses to be an addict, but they do choose to ingest whatever substance that led to the addiction.

The only thing wrong with this is they didnt ban cigs all together. At least alcohol/drugs give you a buzz. All cigs do is kill your ass.
Correct but the thought of it in your mind is romanticized. And it's great for conversation.

Except not really! Thats what your brain tells you. In reality you don't need that bullshit.

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Shablagoo
12/31/20 5:28:07 PM
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WashYourHands posted...
No one chooses to be an addict, but they do choose to ingest whatever substance that led to the addiction.

Not disagreeing but the big difference here is that, for alcohol at least, as an example, people with the alcoholism gene (for lack of a better term) have an entirely different physical reaction the first time they take a drink than people without it do.

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VitalGetPrank
12/31/20 5:28:40 PM
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Flauros posted...
You think they choose to be addicted to smoking?
They chose to smoke and then kept smoking after the horrible first experience.

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