General Chat

ive deleted my last posting, maybe it wasnt the best idea to come out about that xx

Not sure where people get the idea they have a 'right' to smoke? I think its very sad that the harmful effects of smoking weren't known about until it had been established as a national pastime - look at films of the 1940s/50s, its puff puff puff all the time. BUT if you class them as a drug, would it be a legal or illegal drug? If illegal, then you'd have to find employment for all the people with jobs in the tobacco industry - and replace lost tax revenues by taxing.....? nell

As a smoker I agree it should be classed as a drug..... just not today please!! :O)

I think the difference is, they take a lot longer to kill you...

yes i am a smoker, but do agree they should be classed as a drug. They are harmful, addictive which is the same as weed n coke, crack n all the rest xxx

I agree that the main reason it isn't banned is Tax, but I don't think you could get away with a complete ban, smoking is too prevalent in our society, much the same as drinking (just look at the great success that prohibition was in the states... ) I don't think you should deny anyone the right to smoke if they want to, just not in public places - I'm totally behind the decision made last night.

I can not understand why the government wont ban the sale of cigarettes. They will make it uncomfortable for smokers but wont go that extra step and put the Tabacco companies out of business, its WRONG!! Taxes are obviously the reason, If I was a smoker,which im not, I would go all out to stop smoking just to see where they got their pound of flesh from next. Roxanne (Who thinks if your going to do something do all or nothing)