It's a bit of a one off
Another bill, SB 346, would go further, permitting small amount possession for adults over 21 while automatically expunging possession records by July 1, 2026 or sooner
My history professors at Georgetown taught me not to judge the past with 20/20 hindsight but within the context of the times
3.2 Potential of introducing plain packaging in the Philippines Both non-smokers and smokers agreed that plain packaging has the potential to reduce the attractiveness and appeal of packs (64.7 and 71.3%), prevent advertisement and promotion of tobacco products (66.7 and 71.5%), reduce the ability of tobacco products to mislead consumers (65.1 and 73.4%), increase the noticeability and effectiveness of the pictorial health warnings (72.3 and 75.5%), increase recall of the pictorial health warnings (72.8 and 78%), affect consumer perceptions of the attractiveness of the tobacco products (67.6 and 74.9%) and their relative safety (67.7 and 73.1%), reduce youth experimentation with the use of tobacco products (64.8 and 72.8%), prevent the use of tobacco brand variants as a promotional tool (65.8 and 71.6%), prevent branding and glamorisation primarily targeted toward youth (68.4 and 74.4%), promote quitting among current users (65.2 and 68.1%), and to more clearly inform consumers about the harmful effects of tobacco use (76 and 80.2%)
Similarly, you can always take your nicotine pouches in your hand luggage and you won't need to worry about stashing your nicotine pouches in a clear plastic bag either, as they are not in any way limited by fluid restrictions
