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Yes, I think cigarettes and all other forms of tobacco should be illegal. They kill, costly & are a
total waste of money. Of course, it's difficult to quit but it can be done. Just think of the time
that is wasted by employees who go outside for a smoke. This debate will be between smokers and
non-smokers. The only people who are not in favor of a ban on the sale of tobacco are people who
use it and people who make money from it. |
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I agree cigarettes should be made illegal the only people who don't agree are the ones making money
from it and the ones who are smoking it also its expensive i mean i keep on thinking why pay five
pounds -35 pounds on a cigarette why pay that much on something that's gonna eventually kill you
why?
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Yes I agree, smoking should be banned and the tobacco companies should be made to fork out millions
to the families of people who have been infected with lung cancer, and other smoke related illnesses
through their habit. I'm sure if the majority of smokers watched someone die of lung cancer, and saw
the effects smoking had on that persons last days, then the majority would stop smoking immediately.
Warnings on cigarette packets are having little effect. A complete ban on smoking should be
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I'm for it. I'm doing a debate on the similar topic and smoking kills not only the smoker but people
around him too. |
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I definitely agree! I mean, many people once they have started, want to stop! If we can't ban
smoking, then at least we should ban the nicotine in the cigarettes! |
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Cigarettes are a very expensive waste of money and life, they destroy your lungs, and turn your
teeth yellow. |
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I have to agree yes we should have our choice to smoke or not smoke but when there are people such
as the tobacco companies who lie to people about the facts of smoking to ensure their pockets being
lined then I think they should get them off of the market and make them illegal. |
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There should be a ban on cigarettes and people must be restricted from having cigarettes. Smoking
deliberately kills and there is absolutely no point in having something which kills you. Every year
thousands of people die out of diseases related to lungs and heart which is caused due to smoking.
Besides this it is not only about active smoking, those who doesn’t smoke but stay with active
smokers they unnecessarily get affected with passive smoking. If a proper medical test is done on
these non-smokers then a certain amount of nicotine will be seen to deposit in the blood for sure.
Thus a person who is not even smoking is also getting affected with nicotine and is getting prone to
diseases caused by smoking. Thus if we make the availability of cigarettes not so easy rather
illegal then there will a reduction in the health of many people. |
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I think that cigarette should be illegal. They are dirty, nasty, and smell horrible. They kill
thousands of people each year and make many more sick. I hate being out in public and near someone
who smokes. They smell so bad that it makes me want to puke. What I hate most of all is being in my
car behind someone who is smoking in another car in front of me and they are smoking so much that I
can smell it from my car several feet away. It is just nasty. Their hair, clothes, and everything
else about them totally stink. It is amazing how they do not realize how bad they stink. Therefore,
I think that cigarettes and smokeless tobacco should all be illegal. |
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I am afraid the reason that cigarettes are legal is not because government is terribly concerned
about freedom of choice or because it embraces a libertarian approach, but quite simply because
taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products represent a huge source of revenue. I have read statistics
which suggest that American states rake in over 13 billion a year on the sale of cigarettes. The
fact that selling these dangerous products is a great source of revenue is not a good enough reason
to support this practice.
Government would be well within its rights to ban the sale of cigarettes altogether and it probably
should consider such a measure. State authorities already prohibit the possession and distribution
of controlled substances, so on a legal level, it would be fairly easy to add cigarettes to this
list. Cigarettes are incredibly toxic and contain up to 4,000 chemicals. Of these, around 250 are
carcinogenic (ie: They can cause cancer). Gradually phasing out such lethal products seems like a
reasonable solution. |
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Why would you want to smoke? Nasty habit. |
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First of all, second hand smoking doesn't kill people. It doesn't even hurt them.
Secondly, smoking is somebody's choice, even if it's a bad one. Even if you illegalize it, people
are going to do it. I agree that people shouldn't smoke indoors, but if it's at their own house or
outside in a street, it's fine. People know the consequences and still do it, so whatever. |
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The ironic thing with smoking restrictions is they usually slap the end user and do very little to
the manufacturer. States tax the hell out of cigarette sales and those taxes hurt the addicted
consumer. Manufacturers occasionally get crippling lawsuit damages but it's still not enough to
destroy profitability. Truthfully I think governments don't want to ban cigarettes because they'll
lose that part of their tax base.
What I'd be for is first reformulating cigarettes so unnecessary additives are removed (the
chemicals and such). Granted bad stuff would still remain in the natural tobacco. Then as smokers
physically adjust to be weaned off those other addictive chemicals there could be a renewed patch to
helping as many people quit the tobacco habit as possible. A final ultimate step would be to ban
the manufacture and sale of the products, but you really have to help people get out of the
addictions before you can mandate cold turkey.
And there is something still to be said for individual rights. I'm not convinced a smoker can be
told they can't do it. Think of the extreme alcoholism problem worldwide. No one seriously talks
about banning alcohol anymore, and really if you added it up alcohol kills more people in more ways
than smoking.
I say all this -- and honestly I'm not smoker. I just think we need to be more sensitive to the
rights and needs of the smokers and to how to get them out of the addiction. |
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It is no ones choice but my own to choose what habits i can or cannot have, healthy or not. That is
everyone's natural born right. The governments would have you believe they allow us such privileges,
which most people embrace. The problem that is rarely confronted is the fact that our governments
work for us not vice versa. Racing high horsepower cars around a ring is more dangerous than smoking
in the sense that it kills you a lot faster than smoking, yet it continues. Flying on an airplane,
also a dangerous activity but is more than endorsed by everyone. Why? Where do you draw the line
between safe and unsafe activities? And more importantly, who gets to draw that line? |
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