Typical Scot with a chip on his shoulder

[wim121]

Not in the shops wim goes to.

Haha that reminds me of the following shopping bag, far better than the non de-script brown bag you get in most adult shops:

[SueEllen]

My point is though, if the kids can see it at all, it is still more objectionable than a glittery cigarette packet. Moving it a little still doesn't solve the issue although it is a step in the right direction.

Kids get to see far more disgusting things via the internet. They also get sent pictures from other pupils at school on their mobile phones. (I've been shown what other kids have sent the kids I know.)

I do agree with you letting kids see cigarette packets and the price of cigarettes isn't a problem.

Firstly because the prices are ridiculous and secondly due to the campaigns virtually all kids think smoking is disgusting. It also helps the fact they see smokers standing outside in the street in the cold freezing, and virtually no-one is allowed to smoke on TV any more unless it's at some ridiculous time of night.

[hyperD]

Firstly because the prices are ridiculous and secondly due to the campaigns virtually all kids think smoking is disgusting. It also helps the fact they see smokers standing outside in the street in the cold freezing, and virtually no-one is allowed to smoke on TV any more unless it's at some ridiculous time of night.

Not so true in my experience - all the kids I know think smoking is cool because it's so, banned and like wicked, man. The kid with the carton of tobacco is still the cool dude.

The whole thing has backfired. Which was the obvious inevitability of the stupid authoritarian popular political stance giving an unintentional kudos to a unremarkable, common albeit risky recreational activity.

[Troll]

Not so true in my experience - all the kids I know think smoking is cool because it's so, banned and like wicked, man. The kid with the carton of tobacco is still the cool dude.

The whole thing has backfired. Which was the obvious inevitability of the stupid authoritarian popular political stance giving an unintentional kudos to a unremarkable, common albeit risky recreational activity.

How hard would it be for a government to prohibit the import or manufacture and distribution of tobacco products should it so wish to do so?

I'm not an advocate of smoking, but I do see lots of hypocrisy from governments that permit something to happen and then tax the fook out of it & create an industry just to get people to stop doing what is permitted

[Freamon]

How hard would it be for a government to prohibit the import or manufacture and distribution of tobacco products should it so wish to do so?

Given how addictive tobacco is, this would probably just add to the problem that banning other drugs have caused.