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‘Poison in every puff’: Canada to put warning labels on individual cigarettes

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17 pointskoolba17 comments

Still waiting for cigarettes that are 80% filter and 20% smokable, ala the Fifth Element.

Well if I'm going to intentionally inhale poison, I'd be glad to know that at least I'm getting a consistent amount.

Not sure that warning labels will help you with consistency.

Not sure if it’s just Mexico or other central/South American countries but I’ve found the “fumar mata” labeling to be really effective. Complete with pictures of gross bodily harms. This is on packaging though and not individual cigs , which ironically these places you can buy individual cigs from street vendors unlike in the US

Canada is already like this. Half the package is covered in pictures of rotting lungs, disgusting gums, etc. There is no unique branding on any of them, and they taste nothing like the American equivalent. The only other thing on them is the brand in black text with a white background, and it's not even a custom font, and there are no logos. Every pack looks the same.

“When asked by reporters in Ottawa if there is any evidence that the labels will deter smoking, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said: ‘Every possible tool works.’”

Um… What?

Yeah, that reply sounds irrelevant, but I can see this as meaning "Every little helps". Even if it deters one person from smoking, that's good.

There's literally not a single person unaware of the downsides; the only benefit is to the politician signaling his/her bona fides.

Humans are creatures with feelings as well. People believe exposure to certain messages (like advertising) influences people, whether consciously or no. Reminding of the downsides certainly can have an effect, even if that knowledge is already known.

> Reminding of the downsides certainly can have an effect

Like in the joke: A smoker asks for a pack of cigarettes and receives a pack which says that smoking causes impotence. He returns the pack to the cashier and says he doesn't want the pack with impotence, he prefers the pack with lung cancer instead.

Wonder if this is an overly literal mental translation of a French idiom?

At that point why not just ban the sell of them. It would be a lot easier. You don't need to go after individual smokers, and if they keep smoking that's on them.

It's politically unpopular.

Ah yes, the new prohibition. It's worked swimmingly for everything else so far.

so what is the ink made out of lmao?

seems like an addition to the already bountiful chemicals that get inhaled

Do Canadians still need to be reminded that inhaling cigarette smoke is unhealthy?

When are we getting the same for suggary stuff?

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