It will be up to the returning Trump administration to decide whether to finalize the rule.
  • molten@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    BREAKING: FDA reverses nicotine agenda after an anonymous donor [Marlboro] makes a massive donation [$150.00] to an unaffiliated foundation [Drumpf fund for the growth of personal liquid assets] in an unforeseen turn of events!

    • Droggelbecher@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Maybe it’ll make more people choose smokeless tobacco, which is nowhere near as (but still quite) unhealthy?

      But yeah this seems paradoxical, nicotine is the least of your worries if you smoke cigarettes.

      • HikingVet@lemmy.caEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Nicotine is the chemical that gets you hooked and there is a reason birds in cities have been observed using them to line their nests to protect against mites.

        • ch00f@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 year ago

          I mean not the best argument against nicotine, plants make all kinds of wacky stuff to deter pests that we eat up. Capsaicin, caffeine, etc.

        • HelixDab2@lemm.eeEnglish
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          1 year ago

          That’s because nicotine–from whence neonicotinoids are derived–is an excellent insecticide. (Unfortunately neonicotinoids also kill beneficial insects, like pollinators, which is why their industrial usage is such a problem.)

    • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Now people will just smoke more

      Edit: after considering the level of reduction I agree with the other commenter who said existing smokers will turn to vaping or pouches.

      Also, I browse all mostly and didn’t catch the community. I sorry for bringing bad energy here.