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I've always found it weird alcohol doesn't have warning labels. I guess the risks are common knowledge but still. When I buy weed online, they send info about the risks with it
Can't hurt
I think there are 0 people out there who would be surprised at that label.
Slightly inconvenient for booze manufacturers, like we care...
I dunno. I was surprised to learn the extent to which it’s carcinogenic. And the fact that there are no known benefits.
The carcinogenic nature of alcohol is vastly underestimated. At this point, beverage industry is behaving like big tobacco. North America was sold the health benefits of wine in the late 80s and it was always a lie.
Hard agree. The amount of alcohol that humans can safely consume is approaching zero.
And ... The Canada Alcohol Deficit studies indicate that our current alcohol deficit is over 6 billion dollars. Meaning that after we take in taxation on alcohol, and we deal with the social, health, and criminal costs, we're down 6B (e: the linked article below shows just under 4Bn but that's out of date)
Not only do we need warning labels, but we need to literally double the price of alcohol imo
Labels are fine but increasing the price sounds ridiculous. I don't drink alcohol but I cook with it all the time. I don't need an increase in my grocery bill.
Your rationale is I don't want to pay more because I don't want to.
I understand, nobody does want to pay more for things, but the way taxation is structured means every bottle has a net cost to society. That's not a justifiable or defensible position.
And your claim that you just cook with it is highly specious.
The assumptions you're making are out of this world. Your reaching at things past criticalilty.
What the hell are you talking about, can you not connect the dots of a basic conversation?
Alcohol is a net detraction from our society... You don't want it to go up in price because you enjoy the product and want it to be cheap. And you really don't care if your ability to get it cheap means that it harms our society.
I feel like I'm talking to an infant here
Totally agree. Including a ban on advertising. Just like cigarettes.
Alcohol contributes to 7 different types of cancer.
Im not from canada but personally I would like all adult type things to be treated the same to some degree. cigs, booze, bud, gambling, strip joints, brothels. All should have warnings that also give addiction helplines. They should only be able to advertise at other adult businesses. They should have higher taxes than other things. They should not be allowed in public spaces or private spaces that don't allow it. A driver of a motor vehicle or other dangerous activity should not be partaking or under the effects when doing the activity.
We've had warning labels on cigarettes' for ages, as a recovering alcoholic, I totally agree there should be warning labels.
Alcohol advertising should also be banned in the same way tobacco ads are.
Just go all the way and do plain packaging and ban advertising for alcohol. Addictive poison and marketing mix about as well as a tire fire and gasoline.
While we're at it, let's add childproof containers. If cannabis has it, so should alcohol
If they put half the regulation effort into booze the same way they do with cannabis we wouldn’t be having this discussion.