A Law Is Passed Making Pipe Tobacco Illegal- How Does Your Life Change?
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I would buy up all that I can until the law goes into effect. It would seriously take up any, and all free space in my house.
After the wife leaves me for buying all this excess tobacco, I fill up all the new space left by her stuff being gone, AND I get to finally smoke in the house.
After the wife leaves me for buying all this excess tobacco, I fill up all the new space left by her stuff being gone, AND I get to finally smoke in the house.
Well seeing as my cellar is currently zero, I would smoke less often and it would be good quality cigars in my opinion!
Illegal to buy, own, smoke, or all of the above?
I'd smoke what I have discreetly and then that'd be it.
I'd smoke what I have discreetly and then that'd be it.
I’ve cellared so much this would not affect me. Though I do suppose I’d ration out my favorite blends a bit.
What if the gendarmes were making house to house visits with hi tech smoke detection equipment and you risked 5 years in jail? That'd make me think twice before lighting up.
I think the right thing to do is to sign up to be one of the gendarmes.
If we’ve learned anything from the drug war, it’s that there will be plenty of contraband and not all of the confiscated product makes it to the evidence locker.
Your soul in exchange for Peck's barn?
Yes, I can see how that would be a real temptation.
I’m just playing, of course. I’ll continue to live on the edge of the forest in the middle of nowhere. And if need be, I’ll be okay with my stash, and I’ll probably learn how to make it myself if I care that much.
After the long violent era of prohibition, and then the wayward and misguided war on drugs, I think the pressure against pipe tobacco would/will be through regulations and taxation, not prohibition per se. I think codger tub and bag tobacco would probably persist at states with ABC stores, or through some other state revenue stream, so as not to hand the whole market to the black market. The inconvenience and lack of appealing new blends and variety would whittle down the new customer base. If online sales is limited or eliminated, that would pare back the market. Pipe smoking might still be pleasant and possible for those who already know the ropes and could figure out access, but it wouldn't be appealing and fun, and so would dwindle. I could stretch my little stash 'til the eagle screams, but it would not be as interesting an activity. No pipesmagazine or Forums. No figuring out the sources of mystery pipes or where to get unicorn blends. No venting our rage until the mods show up. And so on. Puff-puff.
Just read no more menthol cigarettes starting May in EU. For the sake of children. Like that's gonna stop them.
What are people going to do? Move? What if they smoke menthols.. boy o boy.
This stuff is coming quickly..
This stuff is coming quickly..
I’m sure France needs all the menthols to treat COVID patients when they run out of nicotine patches.
There are two types of 1%er these days: ball peen hammer and limousine. Both types know how to get illicit substances.
Not much would change for me, I would start growing it, I don't have much of a stash currently but even if I did, no one would ever know I was smoking it anyway, people keep to themselves here and if they don't care about people breaking the law and putting the public at risk of harm by doing so, I am pretty sure they couldn't care less about tobacco you shouldn't have.
I am more worried about being taxed out of the market, it is already 50+$ per 50g tin (locally), if I piped more than once every week or so I couldn't afford it. I already can not bring myself to pay the insane entry level cigar prices. My local B&M closed months ago as well when they upped the taxes again.
I am more worried about being taxed out of the market, it is already 50+$ per 50g tin (locally), if I piped more than once every week or so I couldn't afford it. I already can not bring myself to pay the insane entry level cigar prices. My local B&M closed months ago as well when they upped the taxes again.
Folks,
There is a dark side to this thread, as the anti tobacco people are busy and never seem to sleep!
OTOH smoking style street drugs are in evidence all over the UK and the familiar cannabis aroma is often wafting in the busier streets and byways.
Our local city has just one tobacconist shop now, a family business that has survived the onslaught. However, those old wooden shelves are festooned by labels showing gruesome photos of cancer sufferers. The owner tells me of one photo which was taken in hospital of a person who was in there because of a road accident, nothing to do with smoking. The photographed victim sued and won his case.
Me? As a new born again smoker I will invest in vacuum packed tins of baccy, tucked away for a rainy day.
D.
There is a dark side to this thread, as the anti tobacco people are busy and never seem to sleep!
OTOH smoking style street drugs are in evidence all over the UK and the familiar cannabis aroma is often wafting in the busier streets and byways.
Our local city has just one tobacconist shop now, a family business that has survived the onslaught. However, those old wooden shelves are festooned by labels showing gruesome photos of cancer sufferers. The owner tells me of one photo which was taken in hospital of a person who was in there because of a road accident, nothing to do with smoking. The photographed victim sued and won his case.
Me? As a new born again smoker I will invest in vacuum packed tins of baccy, tucked away for a rainy day.
D.