It smells terribly, exposes others to negative health effects without consent and is one of the biggest causes of littering. Simply put it is a major nuisance with no benefits apart from profits for the tobacco/drug industry and addicts getting their high.

Could probably extend that to anywhere around minors in general too.

  • Ice@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    8 days ago

    So where would smokers go?

    On their own private property or designated smoking spots (which should be away from people and high-traffic pedestrian areas).

    may be trying to escape but are tied by addicted

    There should definitely be publicly funded measures to help people get rid of these addictions (ideally to no or very little charge). In the long run it’d save the public (and former smokers) a lot of health and money.

    It takes a bit of effort to shake an addiction but especially with the right tools it’s very doable.