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New Zealand repeals world-first smoking ban passed by Jacinda Ardern
(www.independent.co.uk)
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There is a hard criteria, "Causes serious health issues to all it's users with no benefit and is highly addicting". There is literally nothing else in our society currently legal that crosses that line except smoking.
The rest of your argument doesn't make much sense to me, you will have to explain. Most of our laws fall under that umbrella. The potential for damages is weighed against the benefits and the liberties it restricts. Lots of things are outlawed that really aren't as clear cut as cigarettes.
Smoking has social benefits. Same as alcohol.