First Debate

The reason why I do not think that cigarettes should be legally prohibited is because I do not think that it should be someone else's decision if you smoke or not. Cigarettes have been around for a really long time, everyone knows their effects, so people should continue knowing what cigarettes can do to your body, but be able to make their own choice. Cigarettes are from a naturally grown crop, then has harmful ingredients added, which is pretty much the same thing as fast food. If we know the effects, the harms, the ingredients, and the life threatening diseases that cigarettes are associated with there is no point in banning them. They do not harm the environment, there are laws that protect non-smokers, and the warning labels are right on the pack. Every person should get to choose whether or not they themselves want to deal with the risks of cigarettes, by the knowledge they have been given.