Smoking - Prohabition?

mike.marlow

I don't think so. Smoking is bad for you. I take care of a lot of sick people every day in the hospital. I see alot of people die prematurely because of smoking. However, we all know smoking is bad. No one forces anyone to smoke. We should pass laws as to where people can smoke, to protect those who choose not to. But I don't think we should try to legislate intelligent desicion making any more than we should legislate morality.

jimgdad

Yup,
Ban smoking, tobacco, pot & heroin.
Ban chewing gum.
Ban people spitting in public.
Ban people swearing in public.
Ban other people driving cars.
Ban anything other people do that I dont want to
Seems fair.

charlie f

if a place is a no smoking area then yes but smokers have human rights too.... it wont be long before you can be penalised for breaking wind in a public place. the world is going mad. as yet it is not illegal to be drunk in public, or racist, or overweight or ugly but i can see a future of it being illegal to be any of these things. what happened to letting people just get on with their lives.

milton b

no there should not be a total ban on smoking, i believe it infringes on peoples rights, what we do in our company is that the smoking area is set 300 feet away from the building. rain or shine if you want to smoke that is where you must go. if you are found to be smoking in any other area you your department head is notified and fined. since no one likes to be fined you will be written up. three of the same and you are out. why 300 feet? it will give your clothes a chance to air out.

ian l

IT COSTS THE NHS 2 BILLION POUNDS A YEAR TO TREET SMOKING RELATED ILLNESS; THE GOVERNMENT MAKES 14 BILLON ON TAXES ON SIGS AYEAR. EVERYBODDY SHOULD STOP SMOKING FOR A YEAR AND SEE WOT HAPPENS. THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE IN THE SH*T. IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE INDIVIDULES AND THE OWNERS OF THE PLACES NOT THE GOVERMENT.

pilot

Doesn't work -- I think those things called drugs are illegal and there are plenty around. Prohibition simply drives the illicit traffic underground.

rebecca c

as a smoker i would find it more acceptable if they did just have an outright ban i mean if they really cared about the effects of smoking on people why not just ban it all together unless the government is worried about a little thing called the economy i mean why can't they have leave it up to the licencee of a premises to decide if it's smoking are non smoking that way i will stay away from non smoking premises and non smokers can stay away from smoking premises but instead we are subjected to been treated like second class citizens so yeah why not ban it and all the non smokers can pay extra tax to live in a smoke free environment and us smokers will smuggle our cigarette's in from Europe an a quarter of the price and happily puff away in our own homes so every body's happy

I believe that property owners should be the ones to decide whether or not smoking should be allowed. The government should stay out of it.

cassidy

total ban but there again i'm a nonsmoker, (reformed smoker)

LEX

As a smoker i am annoyed of the fact that all of a sudden we are being condemned over something that is legal!! When i stress at work i WILL need a Ciggy!! When i go to the pub i WILL need a ciggy!! So i'm not looking forward at all!!!

I think that if governments really cared about the health implications, they would make the production, sale and possession of cigarettes illegal.

flickerboo

these non smoking do-gooders should chill out and have a ciggie they might calm down a bit .

frisko

it's prohibition and it never works. smoking is legal, keep it that way. if a biz wants to allow smoking so be it. people can choose where they want to take their biz, whether it be a smoking or non-smoking establishment. if a biz allows it and starts losing money then maybe they would want to change their policy. lets stop taking freedom of choice, even bad choices, away from businesses and individuals. next thing you know you'll have to ask permission to wipe

mad keith

i am a smoker and except there is a place not to smoke but i am p1ssed off with ban this and ban that just how long will it be before just being alive will be banned it seems to me that the lets ban this brigade will ban any thing that thay dont like one that will ban some thing that you like then i will have the last laugh

john t

i am fed up with the nanny state,and i dont smoke

Avondrow

No, I don't beleive there should be a total ban, people should be able to make informed choices about taking substances damaging to their body. But where the method of drug ingestion does real and tangible harm to others, then that is not okay, so smoking should be banned in all public places. I can't understand any arguments against the ban. A smoker does not have the 'right' to send carcenogenic smoke into my lungs because he wants to indulge his craving, full stop! Let them smoke at home, or away from other people!

lupinesidhe

I live in a state that they're trying to pass a "total" ban on smoking in public places. Even trying to ban you from smoking in your car. However, this is not an issue about smoking. Or even an issue about public health. This is about what kind of sanctions we're going to allow the government to impose on it's citizens. Smoking, as long as it is done when the person is of legal age and it's their choice, than that is exactly what it is. I do think that the legal smoking age should be raised to match the legal drinking age. I don't necessarily think that will cut down on the amount of underage smokers we have in this country, but it might help. Remember that every "little" freedom we relinquish to the government is a freedom that is gone forever. We will never get it back. As long as they're depicted as "little" and "for the greater good" we'll continue to blindly hand them over. Before you know it, we'll be living in a society like the one in V for Vendetta, or countless other scenarios where government was given a little bit at a time until there was nothing left to give. Do I think it's unhealthy to smoke? Definitely. Do I think the government has the right to tell me where I can and can't smoke? HELL NO. If there is going to be any regulatory action taken, it should be taken by the business or owner of the establishment as to whether or not to allow smoking. Such as restaurants, bars, zoos, and privately owned parks like Disneyland. But I don't think it's the government's place to make such concessions.

bennie213

I believe there are over two thousand poisons in a cigarette,,i asked my friend if i gave him a tablet with all the poison and it gave him the same feeling as a cigarette but without the foul breath and making him stink, not counting the fact he was killing his freinds and family, would he take it ? what do you think his answer was ?, if smokers don't care about the people around them, then something has to be done, having said that i have met a considerable amount of smokers who are caring about lighting up, but they are definatly in the minority, SMOKING WILL KILL YOU, THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHEN,, as my friend said you have to die sometime, but i pointed out there are better ways to die than in the agony of CANCER, having maybe already lost both your legs, VERY VERY COMMON IN SMOKERS, or drowning in your own fluids while tryiny to get your last breath because your lungs are full of tar, holding your mother in your arms with a cig in one hand and an oxygen mask in the other watching her die, will make anyone hate smoking, if this makes just one person think. and maybe stop, then i will be a very happy man. my sincere good wishes to all those who try to stop. LIFE REALLY IS TO SHORT ,

James Andrew M

I smoke but I do agree with this ban on smoking in public places.
If I am in a pub or other public place I either don't smoke or go outside to smoke.
I believe civility to others is one of the most important values you can have.

Ollie

After they finish with us smokers they will need some one else to bully.I am not bothered about the ban has I do not go to pubs or eat out.The pubs will suffer I feel sorry for them has it will be a matter of time before they start laying staff off unless non smokers start drinking more.They will not bring in an outright ban has they get too much Revenue from smokers.

MILL

it just goes to show that democracy wins again
i wasn't even asked
also when you think no smoking less smokers less tax for govt. savings for nhs not enough though
so new idea congestion charges does it make sense
they just make rules and regulations etc. hell they are running out of ideas to protect themselves from the public
hence the money fines the working class are only allowed to earn enough to live that's the democratic world we live in
it seems to be a pretty dam good way to control the majority
ban smoking next we'll be issued lung meters

karla l

I am a smoker It is killing me slowly draining the life out of me for years now. Tobacco is big biz in this country, then and now. I am addicted ....for about 27 years now. If I were to try to sue a cig manufacturer to put me thru a detox program or even get me nicotine gum or patches...I wouldn't get it. Are they paying for my medical expenses now ?...inhalers etc... No As it continually gets worse any help from them...no. The government gets money from tobacco companies, extra taxes from tobacco sales, and then continues to allow them to sell their poison. At least these days they can-not legally sell them to minors--like when I started. AS if they can't get still them. Sorry for blowing off steam I hate the power nicotine has over me and I am waiting to find out if I have cancer. So yea I think they should ban all smoking and strip anyone who got rich from manufacturing or selling them just like they do to drug dealers. While I realize this is not going to happen and I do believe people should have freedom of choice I am just pissed right now, at them, the government (for not protecting me from them) and myself for not being strong enough to quit

mally

The wingers that don`t smoke.that are always complaining. do they know that they are the ones responsible for closing all our pubs. clubs. cinemas.restaurants. bingo. cafe`s. they are putting thousands out of work. i hope they can sleep at night. and i bet they have a car to pollute the ozone.

just ask jo

It is illegal in this city to light up a cigarette in a bar because the secondhand smoke can be hazardous, and you never know. Someone across the room might end up with cancer in 25 or 30 years. It will soon be unlawful for a restaurant to serve French fries cooked in artificial trans fats because they could raise levels of bad cholesterol, and you never know. Someone could succumb to heart disease in 25 or 30 years.

this is what i found the times paper written about new york
this in a few yrs time will most likely happen in uk also

The Angry Stick Man

No I don't. I figure that our automobiles put more harmful pollutants into our atmosphere than cigarettes. No one suggests banning driving near public places.

I do not own a car, why should I be subjected to your pollution that you put out?

I feel this is a cause that is propelled by wanna-be do gooders. I think it makes some feel good to look down their noses at people.

his pandaness

people are no longer alowed to smoke in a public work place or in some public areas, however this ban if followed to its logical an extreme conclusion should extend to all public places as roadsweepers, refuguse collecters (bin men to you and me), police men ect have to work outside of the office and should not be subjected to the smoke from people smoking as stated in the ban soon to come into affect. I dont however have a problem with people smoking in private aas it is their choice if the want to see the inside of a coffin sooner rather than later.

I actually think that if they banned smoking in restaurants then the restaurants would make more money because people that smoke usually sit and smoke 10 to 20 minutes after they get done eating. This would free up more tables, more profit and more tips. I think banning smoking in your car though is crossing the line, that is your own personal space, i can see banning it in public places because the second hand smoke can give people that work there cancer that don't even smoke. Your car is really where you should have the digression on whether you smoke or not. Anyway what the problem if they do ban it cigarettes cost like 3.50 a pack anyway(just a thought). If more people stop smoking though than the government will lose valuable tax dollars so i guess it is a vicious cycle.

mother

I agree with workplaces and public places,but I am sure they will find other places like -----bus shelters,where I live near a hospital we cannot get into the bus shelter for smokers,Do they not know they smell horrible--YAK!

Priss

I think it's like totally right that they ban smoking. Smoking is bad, and dumb, and you shouldn't do it. This law is just totally good. Smokers are like so gross, like ew!!! Like I would like never date a smoker, because then like my clothes, and my precious hair that I have to do every morning would like smell like doodoo! Pe-ew!!!!!!

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