4200 harmful chemicals & they are so in your face everywhere. I think they should only be sold in pharmacy's as they are a drug anyway.
2007-09-13 06:19:57 · 23 answers · asked by ♥ARKONi™♥ 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
So everythings hunky dory as long as the government's getting paid & what if I choose to smoke cannabis, surely thats my choice im not harming anyone?
2007-09-13 06:37:02 · update #1
So everythings wholesome as long as you pay the government to kill you slowly. Is that very sensible? Is that democratic?
2007-09-13 06:42:56 · update #2
I dont know, I just think that its very confrontational to have a NHS & health & safety laws & then about turn & destroy yourself, makes you wonder about it all?
All for a $£¥ & where does all the money go, how do we benefit?
2007-09-13 07:21:46 · update #3
i can't believe you only got one star for this question.....good one and some one has to ask it....here is another ...keep up the good work
2007-09-13 06:57:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And now for an intelligent answer. When widespread use of tobacco came into vogue people where not aware of the health risks associated with its use. Therefore there was no concern over the issue. As the world population grew and more and more people used tobacco the tobacco companies thrived and grew becoming an integral part of the world economy. Now do you really want to commit economic suicide by suddenly removing such large part piece from the economy, or worse yet put yet another illegal substance into the hands of the criminal element
2007-09-13 13:33:35 · answer #2 · answered by Chadu baa itsa dan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the taxes the government get from smokers would pay the annual budget for the nhs 3 times over. plain and simple they are hypocrites siting the health of the nation for raising the price of them every year. they should be banned outright our taxes would go up by around 15% but a lot of people would not be dying of cancer. for the record i am a smoker.
2007-09-13 13:54:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people choose to smoke them. If they weren't legal then they would be bought on the black market and you'd have the whole gangster thing to worry about. I think it started off with so many people being addicted so the government can't ban them outright, but they can only wean people off them slowly.
2007-09-13 13:49:39 · answer #4 · answered by floppity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots if things are bad for you but not illegal. At the end of the day its all about choice, people choose and live (or not) with the consequences.
I personally dont smoke but as long as someone elses smoke doesnt effect me then they can do what they want
2007-09-13 13:30:55 · answer #5 · answered by smellybadger 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the government make a lot of money from them
2007-09-13 13:27:57 · answer #6 · answered by ? Planet 80's ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are never legal,but in a democratic country human-rights can't restrict anybody to smoke.Socially,it is always discarded but politically it is excepted because it is a very big source of revenue too.
2007-09-13 13:30:42 · answer #7 · answered by iyertcs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the government has to make some money and well a lot of people smoke
2007-09-13 13:27:52 · answer #8 · answered by Ronnie R 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's a multi-billion dollar industry that employs tens of thousands of people who vote and pay income taxes. It would devastate the economy if they were to stop producing and selling cigarettes. so they regulate and "educate".
2007-09-13 13:27:29 · answer #9 · answered by bill blasphemy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
only legal cos the government make 70% tax off every packet.
2007-09-13 13:26:25 · answer #10 · answered by johnboy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££
of course.
to make the manufacturers lots of dosh
& for the government to make lots of taxes from the poor suckers addiction.
2007-09-13 14:06:26 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋