It will be up to the returning Trump administration to decide whether to finalize the rule.
    • Droggelbecher@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      2 months ago

      Maybe it’ll make more people choose smokeless tobacco, which is nowhere near as (but still quite) unhealthy?

      But yeah this seems paradoxical, nicotine is the least of your worries if you smoke cigarettes.

    • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      75·
      2 months ago

      Now people will just smoke more

      Edit: after considering the level of reduction I agree with the other commenter who said existing smokers will turn to vaping or pouches.

      Also, I browse all mostly and didn’t catch the community. I sorry for bringing bad energy here.

      • Mayor Poopington@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        That’s an odd take. Personally, I love nicotine but I rarely smoke because of the health problems. No point in smoking if there’s no nicotine.

        • CetaceanNeeded@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          2 months ago

          Because people who are addicted go for the same hit of nicotine each time, therefore if there is less nicotine in each cigarette they will have to smoke more cigarettes to get their usual hit.

          • Mayor Poopington@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            We’re talking ~95% drop in nicotine. You’d have to smoke 20 cigarettes in the same amount of time to get the same effect. With the price of smokes these days, no smoke options are going to look a lot more attractive.

            • TwanHE@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              2 months ago

              Idk about that, here in the Netherlands there was a study that showed 50% would still continue smoking if the prices went up to €60 per small pack.

        • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          I mean existing smokers will be more likely to have another since one didn’t give them their usual fix.

            • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              3·
              2 months ago

              I may have glossed over the numbers. My bad. That’s quite the difference. Those who are already addicted are likely to find it elsewhere.

              Edit:

  • molten@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    BREAKING: FDA reverses nicotine agenda after an anonymous donor [Marlboro] makes a massive donation [$150.00] to an unaffiliated foundation [Drumpf fund for the growth of personal liquid assets] in an unforeseen turn of events!