Do you think cigarettes shout be illegal?

One of the major points being missed is the money Big Tobacco throws into politics. As long as they pay the right people, tobacco will never be made illegal. Unfortunately, Big Tobacco has a LOT to lose if Marijuana is legalized. Big Tobacco would lose everything if Marijuana were legalized. There are tax on Tobacco correct?

big tobacco wouldnt lose anything if marijuana were legalized weed isnt a tobacco substitute. if you are addicted to cigarettes and start smoking weed you arent going to stop cigarettes

i dont like how far theyve gone with smoking already. apparently any more people cant hold themselves responsible for walking into a building where they know smoking is allowed. hey smoking ban people, heres an idea, you dont like smoke filled bars, dont go into them you assholes

Yea you cna't make Rigs illegal and ask for cannabis to be legalized
that wouldn't work on so many levels lol...all the tobacco fiend pot haters
would go nuts and start genocide... And also the people who said
"keep cigs legal as long as we're not hurting anybody else"
that's kind of hard cuz people do get second hand smoke from cigs...
you'd have to smoke in a spot where nobody can breath it in no?
Anyways, prohibition (prohibitchin') is fucked up
We'll never live free... i feel abit more free in canada than the U.S. though haha

I don't think tobacco should be illegal. I think everyone has a mind of their own, and adding more dictatorshit, will just frustrate people even more.

I think one thing they shouldn't do is accept court cases where family members sue tobacco sompanies because a loved one died of it's use. Now THAT, is bullshit. I don't see how getting money for a loved ones death helps with that loss. :wtf: Plus, they made that choice to smoke, so now you want someone to pay because of their stupid actions?

More prohibition won't work. Creating more dictatorship won't work. Let people make their own choices, but before they do, they should be aware of the dangers it presents. If they die or get sick because of it, too bad, your choice, your mistake, you know the hazards, RIP.

That's how I see it anyways. If people want to smoke, then let them, but if they die because of it, too freaking bad.

if tobacco were made illegal you could prepare for a black market that would make the bootlegging during prohibition a cake walk

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Originally Posted by marvelous22

I think cig's and alcholol should be illegal and mary j should be legal. Just look at the death rates.

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Ok, first we know for a fact making alchohal illegal would not work it's been tried before, the production and selling of alchohal was made constitutionaly illegal for a while but that failed misserably. Second cigerettes aren't what kills the person it's their descision to smoke them. Also this whole second hand smoke thing, it takes a hell of a lot more than first hand smoke to kill someone else, but not only that, they have produced a ciggerette that has almost no second hand smoke, the brand is Eclipse. ALso if we to were make it illegal based on the fact it can kill then we would also have to ban caffeine, water, gasoline, knives, guns, blunt objects,swords, hell even coke machines kill people from them falling on a person

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hey smoking ban people, heres an idea, you dont like smoke filled bars, dont go into them you assholes

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I go to the bar or out to eat because i want to
a)drink
b)eat

not to be assulted by smoke. I'm not saying smoking tabacky is wrong, hell i even partake every once in a while. All i'm saying is if you bitch about not being able to smoke everywhere you go, then you need to put some things into perspective.

don't forget we'd have to ban rainforest
Over 700 things are found in the rainforest can cause cancer.
Also the rainforest is responsible for over 300,000 deaths a year due to accidents, attracks, and diseise

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Originally Posted by Skrappie

I go to the bar or out to eat because i want to
a)drink
b)eat

not to be assulted by smoke.

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well to the average smoker, cigarettes and booze go hand in hand. to the business, a happy customer is a paying customer, and they will keep coming back and ordering more. thus, satisfy the customer and they will return and purchase.

half those people would find a new bar if they couldnt smoke and drink at the same time. its bad for business. also, you cant please everyone.

and usually the barflys smoke, so it makes sense to let them.

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Originally Posted by Its a Plant

Everything should be legal. As long as you're not hurting anyone besides yourself, it ALL should be legal, cigs included.

If I want to ruin my life smoking cigs or doing any other drugs, I should have that choice.

This is the land of the FREE, is it not? ~

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