why does our government allow tabacco companies to poison us with their products???

Question

Carbon monoxide, cyanide, fermaldahyde...ect...

Answer 1

I don't think there are enough people protesting it. A lot of us got hooked before we knew the ingredients so now they are mandated to give the ingredients to us in Canada. More and more is being done to get rid of them I think, by banning them from resterants and on hospital grounds. In my city they are even taking them out of pharmacies because of the contradiction. Unfortunately the government makes too much money off of smokers so I don't think it will be banned in my lifetime which is sad because of all the poison. And cancer! The amount they have to pay for cancer patients. You think that would open their eyes too. But abortion is legal and if you let a pregnancy go to term, [just like if you smoke, you may get cancer] you may have a baby. I think it comes down to what the majority will tolerate. It's so contradictory though. They'll call it attempted suicide if you injest these things in higher doses and it's illegal to try and kill yourself that way.

Answer 2

The government can't control human intake.

That's an individual's preference.

With all the bad stuff available, it's up to you to decide what's good and what is bad.

Usually government controls what makes money for it.

Many corporations have to pay taxes for being in business, and many don't produce products that make people healthy.

Your question suggests that government should condemn these polluters.

Sometimes it does, by imposing fines.

Usually, the fines are not severe enough to damage the corporation and put them out of business.

In the case with tobacco, with all the lawsuits popping up...they managed to get more and more profitable by increasing the prices.

Cigarettes went from $1.00 a pack in the mid 1990's to over $5.00 a pack today.

That's highly profitable.

Answer 3

Given the experimental nature of the whole pharmaceutical industry, its rather confusing to comprehend each and each area impact that would impact a million or 2 people in each and every million. Thats why the goverment has policies. If the drug can meet them, then the drug would nicely be advertised. this would not advise that the drug is a hundred% secure. you comprehend this because of the fact you hear consistent warnings on each and every drug commercial you notice. it is not anyones 'fault' while issues circulate undesirable, its area of ways that industry works. countless cases the drug's advantages are nicely worth risks. sometimes area outcomes dont floor until eventually the drug is uncovered to numerous persons. saying its the 'grasping government' isn't precisely staring on the situation from all instructions.

Answer 4

Why doesn't our government outlaw cigarettes, cigars, dip, etc?

Money. The government makes billions of dollars per year from cigarette taxes. Outlawing these products would be a financially "stoopid" decision.

Where I live, you can't smoke within 30 feet of a public building. Smoking inside of bars is illegal, too.

Answer 5

Do you have ANY idea how much money for every pack of cigarettes the government gets?

They haven't outlawed it because the financial gain outweighs the health risk in their opinion.

Answer 6

That's a really good point - why don't they make them take all the chemicals out of them. As tobacco is a natural plant I would not be surprised if it is slightly less harmfull when not contaminated with loads of synthetic stuff.

Answer 7

it s bcoZ our gov. earn alot in tabacco.and this days we cannot control the poeple to use tabaco. so gov should use that addictive poison not for kil us but to help or economy

Answer 8

freedom of choice buddy. Plus banning it now would be like prohibition all over again.

Answer 9

Nobody forces you to smoke. You do it on your own volition.

Answer 10

its called free choice. its what this country was founded on.