I will admit i am addicted to cigarettes but that is not why i smoke them, i smoke them for the same reason i smoke cigars occasionally. it is something i enjoy doing, it makes me feel good and it is a enjoyable leisure. marijuana was simply banned because it was socially unaccepted and people found that it was wrong to smoke it. the same reason they banned alcohol in the 20's. And cocaine should be illegal, users can endanger people around them, and the effects of cocaine are no where near the effects of cigarettes. But you think we would have learned? prohibition taught us so much about our societies. If you banned cigarettes it would do nothing but make things worse. people would still smoke and there would become crime associated with it. Yes! smoking kills people, but it is a right as a citizen that if i want to smoke till we get cancer or eat McDonalds till we get diabetes we can do that.
And cocaine should be illegal, users can endanger people around them, and the effects of cocaine are no where near the effects of cigarettes.
errm i dunno where u come from but in most places cocaine is illegal.
but it is a right as a citizen that if i want to smoke till we get cancer or eat McDonalds till we get diabetes we can do that.
I will not dispute that it is your right to smoke, but not at the expense of others. People who die from overeating do not damage other peoples health and that is the key difference.( i still say the best solution would be to make the entances to MCDonalds very narrow).
ah woody you missunderstood me in there . i meant that there is a reason that cocaine is illegal. talking about what inchigo said. And yes it is very important as smokers to be courteous of your smoking. and try not to smoke around people who do not. which is why i agree with them banning smoking in public.
ah woody you missunderstood me in there . i meant that there is a reason that cocaine is illegal
ahh ok. I see what you are saying, but ultimately this thread is about the ban of smoking in public places not an outright ban, so do you belive that ther ban in public places is justified?
ah yes i covered that in my last post. Public areas are places of interest that are for everybody to enjoy, and when there are people smoking you are taking the "joy" out of that for some people.
you are taking the "joy" out of that for some people.
I wouldn't say that it is an issue of joy, but more of health. Most people object due to the second hand smoke being dangerous and unpleasant for others. You can still have a good time when people are smoking around you, at least that's my opinion.
well i should say in most cases yes. But i know allot of people that have bad asthma and smoking sets it off. and my stepdad is allergic to the cigarette smoke and if he gets around it he will get really sick. So for those people they could not really go out in to public places such as bars until after the smoking ban. But in most cases you can still enjoy your time with people smoking around you
In my state (Minnesota) they just made it so you can't smoke indoors or on college campuses(I think that's how it's spelled). I really think this is good for the people that want to ban smoking for good, but I don't really care if people smoke. When the smoking-in-restaurants ban was passed in my state, the paper had a story of a woman who says she is so sensitive to smoke SHE WEARS A MASK INTO RESTAURANTS. But if smoking is so bad, why do they keep the smokers out of bars if they want to get rid of them. Why not put more smokers into bars so the binge drinkers stop dieing! But, anyways, I think that smoking should not be banned.
Having smoking in public areas forbidden is a good thing. Smokers are already affecting their health, so why should non-smokers' health be affected too?
forbbidening smokin is a good thing because those who smoke (i dont want to offend smokers)polluate their bodys and draws non-smokers too in my opinion that is all i can say
Dunno why it is only banned in public places the two legal drugs alcohol and cigarettes are the ones that kill the most people (though this is probably beacsue their use is more wide spread). having a half arsed ban is like partial circumsision youeither go all the way or forget about it.
meh, its ight i guess.. depends.. i know for a fact that bars and pubs and clubs hate it cuz they are losing a lot of customers.. Now then again there are those ppl who are supposedly gonna die if they enhail a puff that sumone else has smoked lol... Im sry but that to me is massive bullsh't, and if thats the case then dont complain and stay inside, cuz im sure u have alot more allergies than just that. This ruins alot of ppl lives, and now that places have been banned they're just gonna do it on the streets anywhere they can, making more places affected.. You can't get rid of smoking like that, cuz if ur addicted ur gonna go anywhere u can, when u can. therefore now they are kicked outta public places they will do it anywhere, and for those who are supposedly "allergic" to smoke, they will now have to suffer in more places than pubs n clubs... I know this for a fact cuz at my school our smoke pit has now been shut down, and they still smoke just like a step off schools property XD.... hmm not very effective, and neither is the smoking bans.. Only way to get rid of this smoking problem u need to fully remove cigarettes from the shelves.. As for me, i smoke only maybe one or 2 cigars a month.. They taste delicious, and i dont rlly breath in, just leave it in my mouth and let the cigar burn (a way u can smoke it, without screwing ur lungs up lol, anyways if u think its nasty, try one...) but this isn't doing anything, im sry guys, ur getting rid of it in restaurants, and moving it to the streets, so i hope that woman gets her mask on all the time XD.. what a pansy
