I sometimes wonder just how long I will be able to maintain this wonderful hobby of ours. I so far have about a years worth of tobacco on hand. I hope to maybe have another year or two stocked up (if I am lucky) before the end of the year. I don't see myself affording more than that.
So what happens after I run out in a couple of years? Will prices be so high (thanks to upcoming tax laws) that a single bowl will cost $5-10? That's what I am wondering.
When I see things like this post: Anti-smoking busybodies, where the gov't of NZ is trying to make tobacco use illegal - it sort of boggles the mind.
To make matters even worse, there are think-tanks like this: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine Centre for Tobacco Control Research and Education solely designed to make tobacco use illegal.
Then there are plans to penalize smokers health benefits (are nicotine tests in our future?). It feels like an onslaught coming from all sides, with the majority of the public siding with the anti-smoking zealots.
I don't plan on giving up pipe smoking, but I often wonder if I will be forced to give it up within the next 3-5 years.
So what happens after I run out in a couple of years? Will prices be so high (thanks to upcoming tax laws) that a single bowl will cost $5-10? That's what I am wondering.
When I see things like this post: Anti-smoking busybodies, where the gov't of NZ is trying to make tobacco use illegal - it sort of boggles the mind.
To make matters even worse, there are think-tanks like this: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine Centre for Tobacco Control Research and Education solely designed to make tobacco use illegal.
Then there are plans to penalize smokers health benefits (are nicotine tests in our future?). It feels like an onslaught coming from all sides, with the majority of the public siding with the anti-smoking zealots.
I don't plan on giving up pipe smoking, but I often wonder if I will be forced to give it up within the next 3-5 years.