Should advertising tobacco products be banned in all forms? |
To liberal!
I know people are supposed to choose whatever legal product they want to use, but advertising cigarettes is just another way of telling younger people that smoking is more or less okay in a modern society. I come from Norway which has a total ban on any drug related substance and I use a tobacco substance like snus so I know what I'm talking about and I was a former smoker.
Posted by: AnonymousTobacco advertising should be banned in all forms. Even casual use of tobacco can be addictive, especially in younger people. Tobacco use is a health risk, not only to the user, but to those exposed to the smoke.
Tobacco use is a burden on society. Even casual use of tobacco can be addictive and can damage your lungs, or those of the people around you. Tobacco use should be more discouraged than it already is by banning its advertising in all forms. Tobacco use causes cancer not only in the user, but to those around the user. The government has a duty to protect its people. This is a health risk which the government can protect us from through harsher regulation of this insidious product. Banning advertising of tobacco products is a legitimate and reasonable action.
Posted by: 5kyErtoDespite a decreasing amount of tobacco ads, there still should be a large push to end them completely, because cigarettes are nothing more than poison.
Tobacco ads should be ended entirely. Today, the national average is 20% smokers, while in some states, one fourth of all people are smoking. These rates are holding steady, despite less and less ads. In places where there are massive anti-smoking campaigns, smoking is well below the national average. If people were poisoning themselves, then it would be illegal. However, since it is in the form of a stick, then it is supposedly okay. Allowing ads just promotes the idea that smoking is okay, and that the anti-smoking campaigns are just flimsy and submissive attacks on an accepted practice.
Posted by: FiveJasper49stop smoking
tabacco smoke doesn't only harm you but it also harms the people around you. it should be banned because it's influencing the youth to smoke and also elderly to start smoking again. its a terrible habit. it causes over 24 dieseases including lung cancer. make the right choice cause it's youre life
Posted by: AnonymousTobacco products benefit no one, so their sale and advertising should be banned.
I would take it a step further and ban their sale altogether, but banning advertisement of tobacco products is a start. I don't know why cigarettes have enjoyed legal status for so long. The tobacco lobby must be that powerful. But certainly to discourage the next generation of tobacco users, a ban on advertising is a start.
Posted by: Th4FireTobacco products should not be allowed to be advertised, because it is causing many problems for all.
Tobacco products cost tax payers money. We are forced to pay for the mistakes of those who decide to smoke or chew tobacco. These people are making bad mistakes and will one day get cancer or face other health problems. They probably wont have insurance or enough money to pay for their health issues, so tax payers will have to pay. Not only that, tobacco serves no good purpose. It hurts those who use it. Tobacco products are filled with poisons. People should not even be allowed to smoke poisons or chew poisons. This should not be acceptable, and should not be advertised as cool.
Posted by: Pl4tinumCammyTobacco kills, and to promote it's use in any form is to promote death.
Advertising tobacco in all forms should be banned for the general good of the public health, It is well established that tobacco has a negative impact on health, and to promote it's use is to promote illness, addiction and death. Those individuals that do use tobacco product will form a favorite brand soon enough on their own, without the aid of advertising.
Posted by: ThegaXenPreserve Our Generation!
Advertising tobacco products is dangerous for the youth of our generation. They are our up and coming adults and if we can't prevent them from damaging their lungs and bodies, then we wont have a very promising future for our later grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. We want to preserve our children and help them live a long and healthy life. Without the promotion of tobacco products, we can ensure that we are doing something to prevent premature mortality.
Posted by: Anonymousit is not good
It is just not good for the modern generation this is a new way of like and most people would like to be drug free. People would not like to be smoking or taking in secondary smoke from other smokers which can also damage your lungs even thought the effect of that isn't as high
Posted by: ffffffffffffffffTobacco advertising will lead to an unwholesome population, which is definitely not anyone best interest.
Tobacco is often synonymous and associated with cigarettes and smoking, both in which is extremely detrimental to eon's health. Advertising tobacco products would be, in a way, enticing and encouraging the general populous to consume them, imperiling their lives and those living around them. This would lead to the emergence of a social issue of having an unhealthy population, which is undesirable.
Posted by: AnonymousSince Americans still see advertising as truth, it is necessary to ban tobacco advertising.
Though I do understand the economic impact that it will have on tobacco growing states in the U.S. I still would like to see tobacco advertising ended. My reason is the mindset of the average American, especially minors, who view television, radio, Internet, and print advertising as the answer to all of their problems of how to be "cool" amongst their peers.
Posted by: Z FryeAs tobacco products are injurious to health advertising & consuming should be banned in all forms.
Yes, I do agree because the first reason is that I hate consuming tobacco and that bad smell. Tobacco product advertising should be banned in all forms as it's creating havoc in the society. As per my knowledge, not only aged people are suffering with this injurious product, but also the young generation has lost their life because of consuming tobacco, which leads to different kinds of horrible and not curable diseases.
So my suggestion is that not only the advertising of tobacco product should be banned, but also the production & consumption of the tobacco products should be banned completely which will definitely save lives of so many people.Posted by: expiredxsoulYes, advertising tobacco products should be banned in all forms due to the significant health problems that tobacco can cause.
Tobacco is known to be addictive, and it causes several different types of health problems. Although it is a legal product that consumers can choose to use and buy, it should in no way be made to look glamorous or appealing, especially to the underage population. When the population suffers from health problems, many people are affected, including everyone who pays health insurance premiums.
Posted by: I3nKaiThe advertising of tobacco products, in all forms, should be banned, because of their adverse health effects.
The horrific effects of tobacco products on users have been proved and well-documented. The influence of the manipulative techniques used in advertising have also been proven. Therefore, it should be against the law to willfully attempt to coerce people to begin using a dangerous and unhealthy substance.
Posted by: ClearAron69Advertising tobacco products should be banned in all forms because tobacco does to much harm to one's body.
I believe that tobacco advertisements should be banned in all types of forms. To illustrate, tobacco causes a person to keep smoking and smoking until their lungs collapse because of the over dosage in their body. Also, tobacco ruins many peoples lives and it is often really hard to get off once you are hooked, and this creates a bad judgment call for their kids, who are exposed to the smoke and eventually will start smoking themselves. Once the advertisements are taken care of, there will be less influence for a person to decide whether they want to smoke or not.
Posted by: N34rIyGaIv
Sympathy for the devil
Really its a purely political move , politicians are selectively targeting social good headliners. If they were really serious about cleaning up products that created a financial drain on society and harm to the individual then they would have targeted alcohol rather than tobacco.
I have the right to live and I have the right to die in the way that I see fit and no one gets out of life alive you ,might as well enjoy yourself while you can.
Yes branding does affect whether or noit youths will purchase the product . However the choice made is informed and cigarrettes can only be sold at the age of concent so really the govt should be prosecuting those people supplying underage .
Id prefer that we were answering a query about the fairness of the tax imposed on the product. As far as Im concerned the government is imposing an unfair tag and persecuting a minority to garner political support and should be called on it.
How much money do purportedly smoking related illnesses cost the country? How much does the government make in tax? If the government makes more in tax than it costs in care for smokers and policing then when the revenue drops off we are stuck with the deficit which will have to b e made up from somewhere.
I wont be voting national again too many deals and too much interference.
Stick to infrastructurePosted by: errebusAdvertising tobacco products should not be banned in all forms because it's a legal product.
Advertising tobacco products should not be banned in all forms because it's a legal product. Adults aren't going to pick up smoking just from ads. It should be restricted in forms and to whom it's directed, but banned entirely is overkill for something that millions of people do and is still legal.
Posted by: H0bi3InvaderRobbery
This is absolutely disgusting! The fact that you are robbing tobacco companies of the money a large amount of money on their advertising! Yes this is a harmful product. And I personally would never smoke! But honestly this is someones business, it has not been proven that plain packaging works. So why should the government be wasting time and money taking these companies to court when they should be focusing on DEBT. They get so much money from the tax on tobacco! And they are worried about selling off our assets! What do you think is more important honestly come on guys! Its pathetic honestly! You don't see people going around making the alcohol companies put plain packaging as their labels! Alcohol is just as harmful if not more harmful! So why should this even be going through parliment! Rediculous! WE DON'T HAVE TO COPY AUSTRALIA WITH EVERYTHING THEY DO!!!
Posted by: AnonymousI disagree. Adds do get sales, but if someone underage wants to use tobacco products they are going to.
Tobacco adds already do not show people, so the "coolness" factor is not the issue. There greater problem is with these tv/movies/singers being shown using tobacco. If tobacco companies can't advertise in any form they will just start using celebrities as their advertisement.
Posted by: R0bHadINo, tobacco advertising should not be banned in all forms.
America and the American way has been based on capitalism from the beginning. I have no issues with tobacco advertisements. Yes, I agree that advertising for a product that is only for adults should never be aimed at an underage audience, but not banned all together. As Americans we have the right to make our own choices if they do not harm others. We also have the right to capitalism and so do the tobacco companies. They cannot force you to go out and buy their product. Granted they can entice you, but it is ultimately every individual's decision.
Posted by: w00tboycomicTobacco is a legal substance, why ban the advertisement of it?
There is no reason to ban the advertisement of a legal substance. If people are so set against tobacco, why don't they make it illegal? I think it because they love all the tax revenue this product brings in. Lets face it, your government rally doesn't care about your health, they just want the tax dollars. Tobacco is legal, so it should be treated as any other product. Let it be advertised as such.
Posted by: BriaBlackenThe banning of advertising on all tobacco products wouldn't change a thing since tobacco users don't smoke because of ads.
I would be willing to bet that only 1% of smokers started because of advertising. The other 99% started due to other reasons such as getting talked into it as a teen or because of stress. If you're going to ban the advertising of an unhealthy product then you would have to add all other unhealthy products to be fair. This would include fast food restaurants, prescription medicines, some make-up products, and thousands of other products that are actually unhealthy. I say educate the masses and let us make up our own minds; it is a free country.
Posted by: BrianDjBanning advertising for any legal product is censorship and should be prohibited.
As long as the use of tobacco products is legal in this country, then all forms of advertising should be allowed for these products. If those in charge know that tobacco is too dangerous to be advertised, then perhaps they should do something about the legalities of such products.
Posted by: TownNoamI do not think tobacco advertising should be banned; I think rules should be set, though.
Tobacco is like food and drugs. It's always going to be around in one form or another. They all have been around forever and have no intention of going away...no matter what rules or regulations exist or will exist...no way! I believe it is one's own personal choice as to what you choose to eat, use, smoke, etc. This is the essence of life...choices...that's how we evolve as a human. Hopefully we make proper choices but that's not the case, on the most part.
Posted by: TristaEPreserve our generation
Advertising tobacco products is dangerous for the youth of our generation. They are our up and coming adults and if we can't prevent them from damaging their lungs and bodies, then we wont have a very promising future for our later grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. We want to preserve our children and help them live a long and healthy life. Without the promotion of tobacco products, we can ensure that we are doing something to prevent premature mortality.
Posted by: AnonymousTobacco use is a poor predictor of an individual's cancer risk.
Tobacco advertising should not be banned, because individuals have the right to engage in any activity they please. More importantly, advances in genetics are beginning to prove that an individual's genetic soup are a better indicator of disease risk. For example, women whose family history demonstrates that many other women in the family's tree developed breast cancer is a more accurate predictor of whether or not a contemporary woman in the family's line will contract breast cancer, regardless of the individual's use, or lack thereof, of tobacco products. Additionally, the spike in the cancer rate of women in the seventies has been more accurately attributed to the popular beehive hairdo in the sixties, where women were exposed to carcinogens by using multiple cans of hairspray, rather than tobacco products.
Posted by: RareAl49I support the advertising of all tobacco products.
I support the advertising of tobacco products for several reasons. First, I feel that it is the consumer's responsibility to evaluate the risks involved with using a tobacco product. More importantly in this economy, I feel that this country needs all of the economic help it can get before societal collapse occurs, even if this means marketing harmful products (that are clearly labeled as harmful). I also do not believe the Federal Government should act like a communist regime and begin dictating what consumers are allowed to buy (more so than they are now).
Posted by: R4cingPaxtEquality in the law
I do not agree with tobacco companies, and I am not a smoker, but I am an educated person (master's degree with a specialty in biochemistry) who cannot understand the inequality between the congressional ban on smoking ads while subsequently lifting the advertising ban on prescription drugs by Big Pharma. How is it that an over the counter completely legal product is prohibited to advertise while drugs that are NOT over the counter, highly regulated, and illegal to purchase except by prescription only are allowed to flood my television screen every commercial break? I agree we should protect our children, but follow me here. When it comes to tobacco, no one is so stupid to think cigarettes don't come with consequences. Everyone has been educated and over-educated in the health hazards of cigarette usage, not to mention it's printed on the cigarettes themselves. Now, while children may be ignorant and susceptible to tobacco ads, EVERYONE is susceptible to drug ads. When it comes to medicine and the biochemistry involved in prescription drug use, it isn't just children who are ignorant and impressionable. Everyone is ignorant. So tell me which is worse? Ads where parents have some semblance of control over the information and can educate their children regarding the ads...or ads where no one has any control over the information aimed at them. Either BOTH tobacco and pharmaceuticals need to be banned from advertising or they BOTH should be allowed to advertise. This is a complete misapplication of justice. It should be both or neither and I fail to understand why the tobacco companies haven't pushed this issue.
Posted by: katajojoWhile I don't personally smoke, banning tobacco advertisements shouldn't be banned.
I think that banning any type of advertisement is a matter of free speech. Companies should be able to advertise their product, and consumers can choose whether or not to buy it. Limiting a specific type of product from advertising is illogical, unless a government is prepared to make those products illegal to be purchased.
Posted by: KourtneyBBanning advertising won't make the products go away, just make them more tempting and forbidden.
Its' been proven time and time again that prohibition doesn't work. Banning advertisements wouldn't prevent the product from existing, but it would certainly make it more tempting to young people who would want to know what the fuss is about. Tobacco advertising has already been banned from television, and people still continue to smoke.
Posted by: HumdrumMilo83It's unconstitutional!
People have said that tobacco sales help nobody but that is untrue! What about the tobacco farmers? Or the factory workers? Or the teachers and firemen that get paid from taxes, aka tobacco sales. Not only that, but the 14th amendment guarantees that no persons rights can be infringed. This was the argument used in roe v wade. Also, the Supreme Court has defined a company as a person, so that means that the government cannot take away the tobacco companies' right to advertise.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, ads for tobacco products should not be banned in all forms because there is free speech.
The Constitution grants free speech and that includes advertisements and so ads for tobacco products should not be banned in all forms. Limitations on ads may be necessary, such as prohibiting tobacco ads from targeting children. However, tobacco companies have the right to advertise in any manner that they like just like any other company.
Posted by: Sk8rChriThe Tobacco Industry, unfortunately, is currently one of our greatest economic assets.
In a time where our country is in one of the worst economic crisis' of all time, I feel that unfortunately, we should be promoting those items which are greatly used, and at the same time, should be investing into solutions to make those "wants" safer. Tobacco usage and drug usage in general has been a highly controversial topic for decades and I believe it is possible to allow it to be consumed while at the same time providing a safer product. Our government needs to focus on ways to help reestablish and balance out a successful economy, and begin to instill these changes into the public. Whether or not I am for the usage of tobacco, does not deter the fact that I am all for advertising the product in any means necessary if it will turn around the economy.
Posted by: LeticiaRIf tobacco is a legal product, advertising it should be legal.
Lawmakers need to make up their mind whether tobacco should be legal or illegal. If it should be legal, then companies that sell tobacco products should be allowed to sell their product. I personally find condom and personal lubricant commercials more offensive than seeing the Marlboro man on the television.
Posted by: RayEartobacco use is a personal choice
to say that tobacco benifets no one is the same as saying beer doesnt benifit anyone, and this is true but we do live in america 1 of the few places were we do or at least should have our own choices to make
Posted by: AnonymousNo
Because it should't be.
Posted by: AnonymousTobacco advertisement should not be banned, as it is a form of free speech.
Tobacco companies should be allowed to advertise their products. Every single advertisement for any tobacco product has a disclaimer about the potential dangers so it's not like it's false advertising. Any company that offers up any product or service that is legal deserves to be able to advertise. It's up to an individual to make his or her own decision regarding the product's risks.
Posted by: TwoVic