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Yes, I understand what you are saying. I think that smoking marijuana or not really depends on the society and the people around you. Take North America for an example, media plays a big role in that and people are influenced by what they see in video clips and so on.

Franko

The issue to me is rights / public safety. Ohio State Medical Center in Columbus has just banned smoking on their entire facility, including the outdoor grounds & sidewalks. While I think it's a bit extreme, I can't argue with it. It is their land to do with as they wish.
However, if a person can find a way to smoke without endaring other people (family / children) that is fine.
I live at home with my mom and she smokes. But there is a dedicated room for it in the basement or she goes outside. We both agreed to this arrangement when we bought our house and have never had an issue with it. As far as cars go, she can smoke in her car but not in mine.
Just my .02c

--Taladon

On the marijuana front, altough I ain't a pothead , it's not exactly known what it's long-term effects are. One can only imagine some harm to happen, but compared to smoking, it might even be healthier.

So you could have the argument that if pot is illegal, then why would cigarettes be legal.

I dont think it should be Illegal,Not because i smoke but because it's a choice.

So if some people choose not to smoke i think that's great because it does'nt bother me,That's their choice as it's the choice of a smoker to do so.

Let's say you ask a non smoker to pick up a cig. and start smoking,,will it be easy for them or would they choke?--Ofcourse they will choke,they wouldnt be used to it.

I have never pushed smoking on anyone because smoking is my choice not they guy standing next to me,therefore I dont believe any government can just make it illegal and tell a smoker to just quit,it does'nt work that way.

So as I said you cant demand a smoker to stop just like that anymore than you can demand that a non-smoker light one up..

I would'nt sit in the non-smoking section of a Resturaunt and blow smoke in someone's face,so why would a non-smoker sit in the smoking section and compain that second hand smoke is killing them?

I believe when they sat in the non-smoking section they made a choice to breathe the second hand smoke.

So to make a long story short I dont think it should be outlawed just because people dont like it,,everything now days causes some kind of cancer,,everything we eat,the air we breathe,everything we drink.

Cant wrap the planet in plastic to avoid these things so why dont we just live and let live and leave free will alone.......................

I dont' feel they should be illegal, but i could agree with them having stricter regulations. I myself am a smoker, but I still know what they do.

I voted for "no" Smoking shouldn't be illegal. I'm a smoker for 7 years now. Besides, it's a choice we all got to make. Whatever happens to our body whether we get sick or "die" that's the consequences we all gotta pay.

Oh i meant smoking cigarettes not marijuana. Coz in our country smoking pot is illegal and you'd be put behind bars for doin so. Pretty much, "what they dont know, wont hurt 'em"

government's wont stop something that brings them a large amount of money!
Im not sure of the percent but its around 70% of the price is tax, atleast it is in NZ and Aussie

So as a smoker do you feel happy about paying 18$ tax for a 26$ packet of tobbacco that is worth 8$, I bet your saying NO, but you do beacuse you are addicted to something that is said to be more addictive than heroin and the govt knows this and exploit it to get ur your money

perhaps its diffrent in other contrys, i dont know

i would have to mention my country macedonia again. someking got banned few mounths ago and the prices of the ciggarets 50% more expencive. someing is bad , it doesnet just kill out body it reduces our mental abbility.

Starmax wrote:I believe when they sat in the non-smoking section they made a choice to breathe the second hand smoke.

Pretty egosentric don't you think? 'If I smoke who are they to whine about the smoke'.
I believe when they decided to sit in the non-smoking area they decided to have dinner out somewhere where they wouldn't be inhaling smoke, which by the way, as you yourself stated, is pretty nasty if you don't smoke.

The problem with smoking is people who smoke are in most cases harming themselves, those around them and the environment (miniscule but still). Still, because it's a choice and it's been legal forever, it's hard to ban it. And hell, the tobacco companies aren't ready to go down without a fight - if the ban was ever proposed they'd make a huge appeal about human rights etc.

Personaly, I've never smoked before and don't plan to. However, the decision for someone to smoke is up to them. I do thiink it should be illegal especially in restraunts.

no offense but It should be strictly forbidden. Smoking Kills!

I don't think smoking should be Illegal. but I do rthink we should regulate it where people can smoke. because when im sittin at the park and some lady walks up and starts puffing away it ruins my health to be next to her. She has a filter, I don't! but you got to have the freedom and stuff.

The Freedom and stuff? So do you really think just cause you got to have the freedom and stuff, Pot, Reffer, Crack, Cocan, Should be ligale? i dont think so.

I think shoud be ilegal under 21 of age same like alcoohol.I`m looking at kids 11-12 years old already smoking...is unbeliveble.Not ilegal at all just until 21 or 18

I don`t think smoking should be illegal as long that someone smoke in the room where I am. I hate that smoke.