Tobacco is a kind of drug. People have been free to use it. Some people think that it
should be illegal to use it comparing with other drugs. To what extent do you agree or
disagree? What is your opinion?
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Every year, thousands of people worldwide die from both smoking tobacco and involuntarily
breathing it in. Despite this, I do not agree that it should be made illegal. However, I also
believe that there should be a regulation on its use, considering its harms to health. In the
following paragraphs, I shall put forth my arguments to support my views.
It is irrefutable that tobacco products, especially cigarettes, could cause lung cancer, heart
disease, and other illnesses. Drug abuse also has many potentially harmful effects not only
on individuals but also on family, friends, work and society. Frequent drug users may turn to
crime to meet the increasing expense for their habit. Continued drug use may cause
personality changes. Some users lose interest in school or work, or have difficulty meeting
the responsibilities of a job or family.
Nonetheless, it costs society far more to prohibit a drug than it does to regulate it. And I’m
not talking about just money. Prohibition creates organized crime, and with it you get street
wars, and police corruption. With more violence comes more police, and that means more
cost. Regulation on the other hand, works quite well. The government should decide who
gets to make it, who sells it, and who it is sold to. There should be controls on tobacco
regarding potency, packaging, advertising, and a lot of other things. This is definitely better
than banning a drug which leads to organized crime.
Moreover, tobacco has long been a source of money for the governments in many
countries. This income comes from taxes on the manufactured products. Excise taxes also
come from tobacco that arrives from other countries. Finally, I believe that it is better to
educate people about the harms of tobacco. This approach has worked better in many
countries and there has been a reduction in the sale of tobacco products
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that, banning tobacco is not a good idea. Drug
prohibition has been the most failed social policy and banning tobacco is a step backwards.
However, there should be control on the manufacturing and sale of tobacco.
(For banning)
Every year, thousands of people worldwide die from both smoking tobacco and involuntarily
breathing it in. Therefore, I agree that it should be made illegal considering its harms to
health. In the following paragraphs, I shall put forth my arguments to support my views.
It is irrefutable that tobacco products, especially cigarettes, could cause lung cancer, heart
disease, and other illnesses. Smoking tobacco kills more than alcohol, drug abuse, car
crashes, murders, suicides, and fires combined. World-wide some 3 million people die from
smoking each year, 1 every 10 seconds. Smokers are more than 20 times more likely to
develop lung cancer than non-smokers, and smoking can lead to a host of other health
problems, including emphysema and heart disease.
The detrimental effects of cigarette smoke are not just on the active smoker, but also on the
passive smoker. Smoking tobacco not only gives the smoker a high chance of an early grave
it gives those around him/her the same chances due to second hand smoke. What is more, a
child born to a woman who has actively or passively smoked during pregnancy has chances
of developing congenital defects.
Drug abuse also has many potentially harmful effects not only on individuals but also on
family, friends, work and society. Frequent drug users may turn to crime to meet the
increasing expense for their habit. Continued drug use may cause personality changes. Some
users lose interest in school or work, or have difficulty meeting the responsibilities of a job
or family.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that, one of the main responsibilities of any
government is to ensure the safety of its population, that is why taking tobacco should be
made illegal. 
Tobacco is a kind of drug. People have been free to use it. Some people
Tobacco is a kind of drug. People have been free to use it. Some people
Tobacco is a kind of drug. People have been free to use it. Some people
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