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Th3-Dude-Abides t1_j2fh0sp wrote

The alcohol and tobacco industries spend a lot of money on political lobbying. That means they donate tons and tons of money to politicians, to make sure they never ban those products.

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burrito-disciple t1_j2fr4tn wrote

That said, there's a pretty substantial amount of regular people who also legitimately want to enjoy such things, regardless of whether or not those companies lobby the government. It's not just some top-down conspiracy.

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