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Should smoking be illegal, i mean i'm a smoker myself, but i think this earth can do without Cigarettes, i mean i seriously don't want my children smoking, but how can i really stop them? how can any of of really stop someone from smoking? i mean it hurts us physically, mentally, and technically hurts us verbally. So shouldnt Cigerettes be illegal, i mean to start making it illegal now will kinda hurt but first they can start having them where they wont be sold in any stores, etc. sooner or later it will be down to like only a few 100 people smoking like marajuiata, but thats actsually good, people there wont be thousands of people died from smoking Cigeretts, but by having it illegal, and banning them from being sold in any stores, would help are children, and family safe from at least that. any opinons feel free, thank you

I don't know if it should be or not. But I do agree that the earth would be better without it, and I too don't want my kids smoking. Somking related deaths would begin to decline. Besides I know that I could save a crap load of money if I quit smoking, instead of basically smoking the money, and having nothing to show for it.

I voted for "I don't really know, but i do suggest." because you can't forbid people smoking. It's their decision. Also the smokers who are addicted can't stop suddenly, because the government forbid it. And all the company's which sells the "crap" will all lose insame amounts of money. So there's less chance any country would forbid cigarettes.

I posted No. I'm a smoker myself and if you want to smoke it's your decesion. I don't listen to all that news informations about smoking that you can die, cancer, a lots of toxic chimicals in it, etc One day I will day, so I'm enjoying the goods of life

I vote no. People should be able to choose what they put in thier bodies without government regulation. I also support the legalization of marijuana, but thats a whole nother thread.

hrm, smoking is very bad, wen i have kids i dont want them to smoke but ima smoker myself but there are so many smokers in the world they cannot ban it, its pretty impossible, they didnt stop people from smoking cannabis have they people are still smoking the stuff

I't shouldn't be illegal it's not THAT bad it's like drinking people will say well that should be illegal to niether should be illegal. If somone's smoking ask them to put it out if it bugs you or go sit somewhere else. I doubt smoking will ever be illegal even if it is people will still smoke. Somone who read's this will prolly think I smoke which I don't I wont ever smoke but i dont think it should be illegal.

I don't think any drugs should be illegal. I do however think that people should be educated correctly so that they are fully aware of the consequences. I don't think any drugs are good, and I would advocate that everyone avoid them. There are many people who do take drugs who could be helped or who could live a healthier lifestyle if drugs were not illegal. A legal drug is produced under government supervision, so it is safer. It is a lot cheaper as they can be exported and imported through proper channels. The drug trade is resposible (sometimes indirectly) for many acts of crime - murder, violence, theft, sex trades, etc. If drugs were not illegal, and were readily available there would be less people committing crime to get them or control them - there would be a lot less crime in general. For a really interesting, informative and somewhat comic view of this topic, an excellent book is High Society, by Ben Elton - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Society_%28novel%29
It explores as lot of interesting issues very cleverly - it is well worth reading.

So don't smoke - it is plain unhealthy, but don't let the government control your ability to make a personal decision!

interesting topic...
i think people should decide wheater they will smoke or not.. I am a smoker, im quiting right now ... its not that hard if you have enough motivation and will...

Good Job Nene, Nice to see your quiting, it's good to quit smoking or atleast never start witch alot of u had a problem with Well what made you wanna quit right now? Lol, my topic? lol. Ttyl, and also, they forbided Marjiuata, and look at it now, not as many people are doing as they would if it wasnt forbided, am i right? i mean yes people have a choose to smoke or not, but, why should a 10-12 year old want to smoke because they look at there dad or w/e as a roll modle, and see them smoking and start it thinking it makes them look cool, yes i am a smoker, but i was well kinda forced, to smoke by my uncle Daniell, telling me my parents do it and they've told me everything they do is the right thing and all that bills**t, but thats when i started at that was when i was 6 -.- i'm 20 now and technically started smoking smoking when i was about 8 so i've been smoking for a long time, and i know it aint healthy, but so far that i know of it hasnt effected my running skills, or anything like that, but it is killing me on the inside, i just hate to see lil kids smoking people cause they think its cool, or because they want to be friends with someone to be cool, it's pathetic, idk if any of you get what im trying to say, but it would take a while for Cigerettes to be forbidin, but at least when it finally happens all the people in the future will not be dieing of Cigerettes as much as people are these day's =\, TTYL

So i'm a little bit smoking so can't say just YES so i pushed button where is No word ^_^ don't get mad sometimes smoking is helping to get lost nerves like your girl left you etc. :-) Sometimes need to relax from troubles.

Thebeas, i doubt that i mean, the only reason people think a Cigeretess calms you down idk but the reason whu is because you sit down to relax to smoke it, why cant you just sit down and relax and think? Smoking a Cigeretee does nothing to make you calm down you calm down yourself by sitting calmly and relaxing to smoke it, it's all in your head, now if you wasnt a smoker, you would have a whole look on the situation, and say something else was to do to have you calm down, am i right i think i am, cause im a smoker myself =\ but trying to quit, the erage, and stuff of wanting a Cigeretee is you think it calms you, or the feel of it going down you, and enhelling, idk how many time's i see someone light up a Cigereteee just because they see someone else smoking on, or because there about to walk up to a group of people, it's like there doing it to show they are a smoker, or because they think there cool by doing it, not true, lol hmm but smoking a cigeretee does nothing to help you clam down besides the fact that you actually take the time to relax to smoke it, why dont you just take your time to relax and do something else, i know you'll probably try to, but mean whiling thinking of the cigeretess but when you do dont think about one at all, and you'll find out i'm right i've done it, lol kk read and reply

thanjee wrote:I don't think any drugs should be illegal. I do however think that people should be educated correctly so that they are fully aware of the consequences. I don't think any drugs are good, and I would advocate that everyone avoid them. There are many people who do take drugs who could be helped or who could live a healthier lifestyle if drugs were not illegal. A legal drug is produced under government supervision, so it is safer. It is a lot cheaper as they can be exported and imported through proper channels. The drug trade is resposible (sometimes indirectly) for many acts of crime - murder, violence, theft, sex trades, etc. If drugs were not illegal, and were readily available there would be less people committing crime to get them or control them - there would be a lot less crime in general. For a really interesting, informative and somewhat comic view of this topic, an excellent book is High Society, by Ben Elton - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Society_%28novel%29
It explores as lot of interesting issues very cleverly - it is well worth reading.

So don't smoke - it is plain unhealthy, but don't let the government control your ability to make a personal decision!

I dont Agree with that because this is life, everyone cant just look at everything to see the consequences, of doing anything, this is life, people aint exsactly like that -.-

I think everyone here knows the consequences of smoking very well and why they shouldn't smoke, but it's very hard to be addicted to something and just quit it because it's illegal. People still smoke marijuana, eventhough it's illegal. Cigarettes can never be illegal, it just can't. The only thing we can really do ,or the government can do, is prohibiting it in public places, which is being done so that whoever want to harm their bodies are welcome to do so, and non-smokers would have fresh air to breathe.

Yes, but marujiana was leggal also, for a long time, when hippes and stuff and they banned it yes, but i bet if it wasnt banned there would be thousands of people smoking alot more than there is now, so it would be good even though people are smoking it now it would save more people than there would be in the future. if you understand what im saying.