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  "path": "/t/uk-plans-to-pass-law-banning-anyone-born-after-2008-to-buy-cigarettes/37301?page=4#post_73",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T19:46:21.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Onscreen5341:\n\n> So yes the drug laws we have are very interesting to say.\n\nIndeed, they are. And just because drug addicts are a minority amongst users doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea to deter everyone from using drugs recreationally, especially when you know that no drug comes without risk instead of misleading them. Drug abuse doesn’t just hurt the people who use them, but their friends, family, and sometimes innocent strangers. I just think it’s important to be honest with people about those risks. And it’s undeniable that many of the ways governments have gone about deterring drug use hasn’t worked.\n\nOnscreen5341:\n\n> 1: I say “problematic opioid” instead of addicted, since we do not have any official number of addicted\n\nGot it. Thanks for clarifying.\n\nOnscreen5341:\n\n> All people that are born in 2008 are now 18 years old.\n\nNot exactly. People born in 2008 are all turning 18 this year. But they’re not all 18 yet. Some are still 17. But, yes, this is the reason for 2009 as the cutoff year.",
  "title": "UK plans to pass law banning anyone born after 2008 to buy cigarettes"
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