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Discussion Thread 🍞 Wednesday 3 December 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 month ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Another reason why this ban is actually stupid af.

[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't want to sound like a herald scum headline but the term Nanny State does come to mind.

Like the vape ban that backfired spectacularly.

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

I refuse to channel money into the tobacco black market, because I don't want to fund crime like that (eat the rich, not firebomb small businesses FFS), but I u don't blame people for doing so. Addiction is hard to kick, and if they can get a cheap way to get their fix then of course they will lol.