a provision in state (or federal) law which eliminates the power of local (or state and local) governments to regulate tobacco. A way to eliminate smoking in public places is to enact community laws. Research has shown that once a community places initial smoking restrictions and there are no major issues with the laws, better protection for the people can be enacted. (Secondhand 2). A cleaner community will only come with time, start now.There are many valid points why cigarettes should not be illegal. The American Smokers Alliance is committed to letting smokers’ know they have the right to smoke. The slogan used for this alliance is, “Wake up Americans, open your eyes! There are 46,000,000 people who choose to smoke in the US.” (American 1). Smokers feel that since there are so many smokers around, that they can outnumber the amount of people voting against smoking. The fact is that there are 46,000,000 people killing innocent Americans every year. This comes off as a killing spree, since 3,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke. It is the right of every human to choose to smoke, but the effects are fatal. Peoples’ morals should be triggered after hearing these astonishing facts. The cigarette industry is a huge moneymaker for our society. It seems that morals are pushed aside by profit and a feeling of obligation to deliver value to executives. Nicotine is clearly a drug, yet there are still some skeptics. Some people believe that cigarettes are not as harmful as marijuana or other drugs. The fact is research indicates that smoking just a few marijuana joints seems to cause as much DNA damage as ten or more cigarettes. (Ammenheuser 2). Cigarette smoking is a problem. It may be the right of smoker to smoke a cigarette, but it is also the right of the non-smoker to have a fresh and clean community to live and breathe in. Morality should be taking over in the minds of smokers. The...
