Why does the government just can't Ban the cigarette production and sale???

Question

Peolple find it hard to quit smoking because the stuff is available anywhere..

Answer 1

People that bring up prohibition might or might not try to argue to keep smoking around indirectly.

But banning cigerrettes would be an excellent idea -- since its easier to detectthe SMOKE that comes from a cigerrette than it would someone drinking alcohol.

A Ban would force it into the secret places that would keep it off our streets and in secluded areas, which would only have beneficial consequences as you really wouldnt have any second hand smoke affecting anyone else --or it would be cut to an extreme level.
Thats mission accomplished in my book!!!

As far as a right to smoke.
What about kids, and people who do not smoke right to not have to live with the potential dangers of second hand smoke.
Thats a right - smoking is a priveledge

the above is the IDEAL - but the reality is that it all comes down to numbers and power.
Tabacco industry has too many people that would argue it every way till sunday, and they have such a tremendous influence for those in congress.
Mostly republicans who dont care about anyone but themselves and their own political existence.

I find it funny that congress attempts to pass (california) cant hit your baby law, or the Hpv mandatory test (tthat was recently appealled against), but they wont go after tabacco.
Its because they dont have the numbers
plain and simple.

What peopleneed to do is group together and force their politicians into the corner, either begin and support such legislation or you wont have a job next year.

Thats the only way to get things done

Answer 2

The trouble is this - not only does tax money provide a great amount of money to governments, but the tobacco industry employs many people and many farms are supported by the industry. They are a powerful lobby and it is impressive that regulation of smoking has managed to come as far as it has.

However, despite the arguments regarding secondhand smoke (which are only just beginning to be adequately addressed), cigarettes are the personal choice of the smoker, and they have the right and must have the right to choose whether or not they will smoke.

Simply outlawing something does not stop or help the problem whatsoever. Narcotics are a great example of this. If you deny people a personal freedom such as this through law, they will simply ignore the law and exercise their right.

Answer 3

No government inspite of having the best of intentions towards human health shall ever try to totally ban the sale of cigs due to the massive taxes they bring to the government finances. Besides in countries with large populations like India, China etc, a volume of sales inspite of a decrease in the smoking segment, hardly causes a dent in the tax revenues. Another major reason is that cigarette companies in all nations weild massive clout in any government by having senators, politicians etc in their circle( read clutches) & as such any such bill if mooted in parliament is generally turned down.

Answer 4

Don't know much about addiction, do you?
The kind of thing you are talking about was tried in the '20s when prohibition was enacted, banning sales of alcohol. Did that stop people from drinking whiskey? No. It raised the crime rate. People still got their booze, only now, it was from illegal sources.
Banning the sale of tobacco products would only move it into the crime category, and people will still find, and buy it. (Marijuana, cocaine and other drugs are illegal, but does that stop anyone?)
Smokers (like me) will continue to smoke until they want to quit, banning it will not deter them at all. The best way is to continue educating people about the dangers of smoking, and raising our kids to be tobacco free.

Long Live Jambi

Answer 5

The reasons stated so far are all valid. Also, you should remeber how prohibition went.

This is America. People should be able to smoke tobacco if they wish. The best approach is what we are doing and that is to educate people about the health risks and keep them from bothering others.

Answer 6

because people have the right to placed in spite of they favor into their personal bodies. As 2d hand smoke impacts NOONE. The EPA document that anti tobacco people use as their information replaced into shot down in the perfect courtroom as being pretend because the people who did the document cherry picked the information to again up their already preconcieved answer. all the different drugs should be criminal as well by way of this. As everybody has the right to do in spite of they favor to themselves, be it risky or healthful. it is your body, and noone has the right to allow you to be conscious of what to do with it, now if in person-friendly words the governments of this international can get that with the help of their thick heads. I dont be conscious of in case you be conscious of this, yet cocaine use to definitely be bought as a teeth soreness treatment, and heroin replaced into more advantageous extreme priced and had more advantageous filler in it even as it replaced into criminal than now. also marijuanna replaced into made unlawful for money and political applications because it kills noone except if you're allergic to it. I in person-friendly words trust the ban of one drug, meth, because it DOES impact everybody round it and makes entire parts poisonous, no longer in simple terms the man smoking it.

Answer 7

tax money..AND

you'd be taking a persons right away..
what!

lets ban eggs cause they have to much choleterol...

you cant just bAN cigarettes!

a person can eat chocolate cake every single day for the rest of his life , if he wants to!

Its a persons choice to wanna smoke.

Only because a girl wears a sexy Versace skirt and then gets raped does that mean we should sue Versace label?..

See my point?

Answer 8

The government needs the revenue from the tobacco companies.

Answer 9

the gov. makes too much money on the taxes of tobacco to ban it's sale.

Answer 10

You are correct. I feel the same way. But the govn't won't ban them b/c they make a good penny on them from tabacco taxation.