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Government waters down vaping ban to win support of Greens (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  • In short: Australia will restrict the sale of vapes to pharmacies from next week, as the Greens agree to pass a proposed ban.
  • The government has agreed however to water down restrictions that would have required adults to obtain a prescription.
  • What's next? The laws will be debated and put to a vote in parliament later this week.
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

If tobacco is still legal to buy at every servo, supermarket and convenience store; and, if Nicorette & Nicabate are still legal to stock within reach of children at those locations; and, if every substance people enjoy legally isn't similarly scrutinized over the generalisation that addiction to anything is itself a medical problem; no, it's not reasonable balance.