Why is the government not brave enough to ban cigarettes completely? Is it because it brings in huge income ?

Question

As far as I know, cigarettes is an addictive, drug,environmental hazard and even 'second hand' smoke kills. Is allowing cigarettes equal to pushing drugs ? Please comment....

Answer 1

Cigarettes bring huge amounts of money to governments. If cigarettes were banned then they would bring huge amounts of money to the drug pushers, and make innocent people criminals when they bought them. Even though I hate cigarettes and have never smoked, I would prefer that the government get tax money from the sale of cigarettes than have that money, and much more, (because cigarettes would probably cost more) go to drug pushers. Prohibition doesn't work.

Answer 2

Banning completely? Of course not. Illegal trading of cigarettes will be booming..

I doubt the government is willing to ban the cigarettes because
1) It will be encouraging illegal underground trading of cigarettes = Unable to tax the consumer/cigarettes company
2) I doubt existing smokers worldwide would want to come if they are unable to smoke here = Look at the among of $$ lost from the tourism industrial
3) There are plenty of smokers here, you can't be expecting them to quit completely. You can't force someone to stop smoking just like that, and some have been addicted to it for 20 years++. The human right factor..

The government is already discouraging smoking.. not by banning.. by implementing alot of tax. (Treat that as fine for the smokers.) and banning any cigarette advertisement.

Instead of banning it, why not forcing the cigarettes company come up with a more environment friendly cigarette that is less polluting. They can pump in more research fund and increase the price. I'm not stopping them to smoke, i'm only saving the environment and non-smokers from the damage they did on their expense.

We got to respect the smokers too, we can't ban them... ^^ And the government is already expanding the non-smoking zone, just try to stay in the zone if you really hate cigarettes that much.

Answer 3

If the sale of tobacco (including cigarettes) is completely banned, the likely consequence is the emergence of underground markets where tobacco will be traded illegally. This will happen because there is still a high demand for tobacco, in view of the large population of smokers. The government, while losing its revenue from tobacco, will need to expend more resources (and taxpayers' money) to crack down on tobacco trafficking.

Answer 4

YOU KNOW IT

All the taxes off of it

PLUS all the jobs involved and the taxes of of their pay checks and the raod taxes off of the truckers hauling the tobacco and the materials need to make the cigarettes and the then even more road taxes for transporting the finished products around.
Then state sales tax on every pack sold.

WOW that is a huge amount of $$$

Answer 5

actually. it is all about tax gross revenues. They do their suited to make those who smoke social outcasts yet enable the sale of tobacco to human beings. it is hypocrisy on a large scale and intensely in preserving with how this authorities works. Banning tobacco might want to be an rather good boon to the countries well being bodily, yet might want to reason complications for each individual - consisting of those who by no skill smoked - because the authorities might want to get their funds by technique of taxing different issues. Then tobacco might want to be the seem after of the criminal, like prohibition in 1920's u . s . a . of america. All in all, no longer a good theory to limit tobacco. it would want to correctly be phased out finally - many, many years from now.

Answer 6

Yes i think it's because of the money. If they ban cigarettes completely, it'd also deter foreigners from coming to our country. No chewing gum, no cigarettes, everything's so strict... if you catch my drift.

But ultimately, i still hope they do ban cigarattes completely 1 day. I'm really glad they did the ban for dining places - it has made my meals more enjoyable!

Answer 7

The FDA wanted to, but the tobacco lobby convinced Congress that tobacco was not a "drug" and therefore was not under the FDA's jurisdiction to regulate. They (FDA) tried, and were sued by the tobacco companies and the association of convenience stores(!) The Supreme Court ruled against the FDA. (This was big news back in the 90's when it was being argued.)

Answer 8

That would be why... Follow the money. PS: Think of the potential income if the Government legalized drugs!!! Money out the wazzoo!!!

Answer 9

Because the government gets money from cigarattes shops and manufacturers through the form of taxes.

Answer 10

Because of the huge state & federal taxes that are paid.

Because of the huge corporations who provide lots & lots of benefits, campaign money etc., to the lobbyists and politicians.