Tucker Carlson Praises Nicotine & Tobbaco as "Freeing the Mind"

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• iamtanmay@wolfballs.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  He went overboard, IMHO. I am a fan, but he's not perfect
• squashkin@wolfballs.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Well I would want to clarify things. Pure nicotine (gum, losenges) seems to possibly have stimulating nootropic (brain boosting) effects. Some of the chemicals they put in cigarettes can harm people. I believe the drinking and smoking ages should be 18+ rather than 21. Cannabis has some potential medical uses for things like epilepsy, although I wonder if the less psychoactive CBD might be as successful.

  As an aside I have seen some new "legal high" THC available where cannabis is normally illegal (THC 9 or 8?). I was curious if anyone knows anything about this. Also CBD seems pretty pricey, is it worth it? I would be interested to try something that doesn't make me "high" (just as I drink a little alcohol, not to get buzzed or drunk).
• masterofballs@wolfballs.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Three really isn't enough evidence that cigars kill to do any regulation on them. Drinking hot water contributes about as much to throat cancer.

  Tobacco taxes also tend to hurt the poor the most.

  I tend to lean libertarian and want people to be able to make their own choice on either.

  Weed can be great medicine. Great non addictive alternative to sleeping medicine and it helps sick people eat.

  • iamtanmay@wolfballs.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I dislike the radioactivity. Normal tobacco has background radiation, but its concentrated in cigarrettes

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/graphic-science-radiation-exposure/

    Pack a day ~same radiation per year as a mammogram, but inside lungs. Particles embed in walls of house, dosing everyone. If smoked outside, not giving second hand to others, I would be ok with it.

    Moms/Dads smoking near baby triggers me

    I am ok with adults doing drugs as long as others are not caught in the effects

    • masterofballs@wolfballs.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I dislike the radioactivity.

      Well i've never heard about that.

      There really isn't any evidence that second hand smoke outside does anything to those not smoking. And humans have had fire for probably atleast 100,000 years and possible much longer. Fire smoke is about the same thing. So as long as it's outside and not in your face it's fine.

      All the nonsense about tabacco going from hands to baby and killing them with "sudden infant death syndrom" is just cover up for vaccine allergic reaction deaths imo.

      Smoking inside without ventilation is dumb though. Even native Americans had a chimney in their tent for fire and smoke. Same with Mongolians today who live similar.

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