[ÁTVR] Wants to ban all smokeless tobacco in Iceland [except the tobacco they make]

[Snusdog]

The thing that worries me in all of this is the common mindset that is beginning to form across the west. What we see in Iceland is not an odd exception. We see the same in the EU with their ban on snus and the USA with PACT/FDA. We also see a growing tolerance among the citizens

What concerns me is that in the past such widespread apathy together with a slow incursion of government power has always been a set up for something tyrannical and destructive. The Nationalism of the 20s and 30s led to the power grab and resulting war of the 40s

[YfirBaggari]

Hello fellow snusers and dippers, Just a little update on the situation:

My mate sent me a link from a news company's website today with an update on the whole tobacco ban crisis,

"Þá verði annaðhvort að heimila notkun munntóbaks eða banna neftóbakið alveg. "

Basicly what i read from it they are either banning Every smokeless tobacco brand (including the governments one, Neftóbak)
or they are allowing "snus".
well i hope that's what they mean with the use of "munntóbak" there (mouth tobacco, or snus, dip etc) this will all be decided in 3-5 months as previously stated but, Dear god i hope they allow Snus.


Their point is, if we arent banning it people dip it anyways so why not legalize the "mouth/oral tobacco", This is how i understood the article atleast.

[lxskllr]

Good luck! Hopefully sense will prevail, but that seems to be in short supply.

[chadizzy1]

From what I understand, the Icelandic Government controls the sale of alcohol & tobacco but also operates a business which has a monopoly on the sale of alcohol & tobacco in Iceland - is this accurate?

If so, how is this 100% legal?