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1. verified neko :verified::verified::verified::makemeneko: (roboneko@bae.st)'s status on Friday, 12-Jan-2024 12:18:48 JST verified neko :verified::verified::verified::makemeneko:

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   • verified neko :verified::verified::verified::makemeneko:
   @pomstan @coolboymew @thor but also FFS just vape nicotine WTF is wrong with people
   • verified neko :verified::verified::verified::makemeneko: (roboneko@bae.st)'s status on Friday, 12-Jan-2024 12:18:43 JST verified neko :verified::verified::verified::makemeneko:

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     @thor @pomstan @coolboymew yes but to be perfectly clear, nicotine has next to no negative health effects when used in moderation (thus no valid justification to ban or otherwise control access) and is quite useful as a tool for building habits
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   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Friday, 12-Jan-2024 12:18:44 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     @roboneko @pomstan @coolboymew And yes, this does have the somewhat fucked up effect of making it easier to get hold of the more harmful product. Because the general idea is "please don't use these at all".

   • verified neko :verified::verified::verified::makemeneko: (roboneko@bae.st)'s status on Friday, 12-Jan-2024 12:18:46 JST verified neko :verified::verified::verified::makemeneko:

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     @thor @pomstan @coolboymew given the wildly different health implications I find that horrifying
   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Friday, 12-Jan-2024 12:18:46 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     @roboneko @pomstan @coolboymew There is also a catch to the nicotine pouches. They can't legally be completely tobacco free here in Norway. If they were, it would be considered a different product category legally speaking, and you wouldn't be able to buy it OTC. They must therefore contain a trace amount of tobacco. The Swedes introduced the nicotine pouches and there, it's legal to sell pure ones OTC. You can't buy these products in the rest of the EU. No new tobacco or nicotine products are to be introduced. Sweden has an exemption because it was already on the market and in common use before they joined the EU. Norway isn't in the EU, so it doesn't need the exemption, but policies about not introducing new products are similar to that of the EU.

   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Friday, 12-Jan-2024 12:18:48 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     @roboneko @pomstan @coolboymew Both are sold as snus here and one often substitutes for the other. The nicotine pouches are sometimes called fully white snus. It's not about the exact substance but how it's used.