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Originally Posted by Jesus.H.Christ (Post 5064790)

That's like riding a motorbike on the pavement and telling pedestrians they can get out of the way if they don't want to be run over.

Riding a motorbike on pavements is illegal.

Smoking outside is not.

I'd have thought that was more than obvious......

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Originally Posted by Livia (Post 5064793)

Well, not being on display doesn't seem to have decreased the uptake of other drugs. I've never see cocaine or heroin on display, or a prettily packaged bag of weed... and yet people still get into it.

Absolutely. And part of the attraction is that little edge in knowing your doing something you really shouldn't be doing when rolling a spliff....... it add to the allure, to the fun of it all.

It's a fabulous move on the government's part - it's going to make it seem all so surrepticious, something bad to be doing - so bad that it's cool ..... and all the while, they rake in the tax and revenue. Not so daft our politicians....not so daft at all. ;)

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Originally Posted by Pyramid* (Post 5064821)

Riding a motorbike on pavements is illegal.

Absolutely. And part of the attraction is that little edge in knowing your doing something you really shouldn't be doing when rolling a spliff....... it add to the allure, to the fun of it all.

It's a fabulous move on the government's part - it's going to make it seem all so surrepticious, something bad to be doing - so bad that it's cool ..... and all the while, they rake in the tax and revenue. Not so daft our politicians....not so daft at all. ;)

I have no idea what you're talking about, obviously....................

so called "colourful packaging"

Its about tots growing up
this Works in Canada

It may or may not work, I dont buy into the conspiracy theory side of it, maybe the thinking is 'out of sight out of mind?'
It will as I said really help those who have stopped not to be tempted, as I don't think the urge ever really goes away....Not compleatly, as you can associate smoking with good times.

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Originally Posted by joeysteele (Post 5064524)

I have never seen anything more ridicuous as to this regulation to shops and stores, your attention is immediately drawn to the fact they have these sliding doors in place, this regulation is going to likely create the effect if it's wrong to be displaying them and selling them then younger people may want them.

However, the ASDA store where I am, also has hidden smoking related items like lighters etc, which is even more bonkers.

I have rarely seen queues like I have over recent weeks at the cigarette counters there, furthermore since cigarettes went up in the budget, people seem to be buying packs of 100s or 200s to save a bit of the rise in price.

Incredible that smokers are being inconvenienced for this daft Govt ruling, but alcohol in Stores is just about poured down your throat,with displays all over from entering the store and even displays at the top of the confectionery aisles too.
Alcohol can do as much if not worse harm to the body as cigarettes,yet children see adults piling alcohol into trollies juslt like its general shopping.

Total hypocrisy from a far more interfering Govt than the last one even was now. I don't smoke,never have, never will, I however think this is pathetic.

Should people stop smoking or cut down bigtime then the Govt would be in panic at the lost massive income it gets from cigarettes and tobacco.
Watching the staff having to slide these panels backwards and forwards with a queue of something like 20+ people waiting to be served is something I wouldn't expect to see in Stores supposedly open for business.

Bonkers, is the only appropriate word for this ruling by this now fast becoming totally incompetent/too interfering coalition Govt.

I am also a none smoker and would love to see the end of people being ridiculous by impersonating a walking chimny pot and potentially slowly killing themselves and others.

However I agree governments of all shades not just this mad coalition mob aproach to smoking is as you say "bonkers" and hypocritical.

Hiding them behind closed doors and then having in huge letters the name of the product behind those closed doors is hardly hiding them from view. bonkers bonkers and bonkers again. Can't say it too many times.

If smoking is so dangerous (and it is) (yet its legal) Then the product as a whole should be banned from being sold and manufactured.......Addicts should get it on prescription only while being treated for the addiction.

Its claimed the government would lose out on tax revenue. Yea but look what they would save on the health service and people would still spend their mony on other taxable items along with more money being used to buy goods and encourage growth instead of money being burned on smoking cancer sticks.

As a nation I think we would be better off if smoking was no more in many more ways than one.

Same with drug takers sqandering money on false personality creating chemistry and in turn supporting terrorists and criminals in their evil activities.....

It wont stop anything, let people smoke if they want to, like drink.

I've still seen cigarettes on show in the last few shops I've been in, what's actually the exact details for this ban?

-has not read thread-

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Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 5070099)

I've still seen cigarettes on show in the last few shops I've been in, what's actually the exact details for this ban?

-has not read thread-

..I thought it was meant to come into effect last Friday..but maybe they allow a certain amount of time for the changeover

Oh I noticed this the other day, I just went to Tesco late so I assumed they were closing up :laugh:

It does seem to nullify the amount of daftly exaggerated health warnings they put on the packet :conf2: Hiding them completely is just going to heighten the taboo about them, and if there's one thing teens love doing it's shattering taboos :whistle:

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Originally Posted by Shaun (Post 5070127)

It Works
in Canada.

Its clever as all the tots never see them.

Its not for the (Current Walking Dead) Smokers
its for our Future Kids

Shaun think Bigger.

Feel The Force.