Whisper it, but in opposing Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban, Liz Truss might be right
January 31, 2024 by theguardian.com
Whisper it, but in opposing Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban, Liz Truss might be right
At least twice as many school pupils smoke cannabis as smoke tobacco. Cannabis is illegal, tobacco is legal. If legality meant anything, the figures should be the other way round. Smoking, like alcohol and narcotic drugs, is both enjoyable and harmful. The state’s job is to regulate the balance. Health education, together with nudge measures like banning smoking in public places, have cut tobacco consumption steadily since 2000. [...]
