When we have banned things in the past, alcohol.. it doesn’t work.

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"Well, they can look out the window and they can see what failure looks like now."

"We don't even know how the government plans to measure this policy, so how will we know whether it's a failure or a success?"

"We're already seeing an underworld war over illegal vaping and tobacco sales."

"Tim's back on the ciggies. He's smoking again, and that's a direct result of these dangerous vaping laws introduced by the state government

"Under Labor, communities are also being put at risk by a spate of fire-bombings and extortion tactics targeting tobacco retailers."

"The other side of politics is now descending into a complete shambles on this issue—an absolute shambles. A dog's breakfast has now emerged

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"I want them out of our schools, and part of that is getting them out of the corner stores that are across the road from the schools."

"all prohibition has done in the past, even with alcohol and in other countries around the world, is create a black market."

"I will support the legislation's passage through the Senate, as we have been doing"

"Our government is not interested in penalising vape users. Those looking to quit smoking will be able to access vapes at pharmacies even...

"I would like to know how the government will be evaluating the success of this model. What is laid out and what are the timeframes for revi

"These are government amendments that have come out of good faith consultations, Senator Ruston, with the crossbench. These amendments stren

"The Greens have come to this debate with a clear-eyed acknowledgement that the war on drugs—prohibition—has failed."

"If you had an opportunity today to step back to the 1930s and to regulate tobacco differently, would you do that?"

"I bought a reusable vape from a tobacconist and I used vapes to get off cigarettes. For me, that worked very well,"

"I note that therapeutic vapes will be available in pharmacies for those who need to quit smoking. There is no doubt that quitting smoking i