Opinion on Marijuana and smoking.

[Christian Klippel]

People should decide for themselves what they want to do to their bodies or not. Banning anything won't help in the long run.

It's OK if they ban smoking in public buildings (as in governmental buildings where people must go to, for whatever reason, or (underground) trains/stations, etc.) and shops. However, it should be left up to the owner of pubs or restaurants if they want to allow smoking or not. There surely will be enough places who have a no-smoke policy, so the argument of the non-smokers that leaving it up to the owner would in some way harm/discriminate them is nonsense. They can go where there is no smoking, and smokers can go where there is smoking.

While i'm a smoker myself, i never have any tobacco with me when i go to a restaurant, concert, friends, etc. I like smoking, but i can do without outside my own 4 walls. Also, i usually don't smoke if i have non-smoking friends around, if i know that they are not comfortable with that. It's simply a matter of courtesy.

The whole smoke/no-smoke "discussion" has become somewhat militant quite a while ago, at least from what i observe here in Germany sometimes. To each their own. Wanting to live in a free society simply includes that people other than me must have their freedom as well, no matter if i agree with what they do with it or not.

Greetings,

Chris

 

[JFrankA]

Marijuana is already banned in my imperfect world, so we're halfway there already. And in time, I think tobacco will go the same way.

Tobacco firms are some of the worst drug pushers out there, they will do anything they can to get young people hooked on their cancer sticks.

Tobacco firms eye Facebook push

"tobacco companies will divert their marketing efforts into unregulated channels, such as internet social networks and product placement in entertainment media, such as Facebook, YouTube, films and video games"

I'm sorry, meaning no disrespect here, but my reaction to that article was "So?"

Tobacco companies are trying to advertise where they can. They can't in regulated areas, they can where it's unregulated. It's their product and they want people to use it.

In fact, I could actually say that "McDonalds is some of the worst companies forcing bad food out there, they will do anything they can to get young people hooked on their fatty foods."

 

[whiterabbit1996]

Often, banning something doesn't make so much of a difference...People find ways.
Unfortunately I find the smell of marijuana quite pleasant, although I'd never want to smoke it. I can totally understand that many people wouldn't want smoke in their faces without having volunteered for it :s
A total ban on either drugs would be a rash decision, I think...

 

[Swagomatic]

Weed, tobacco and alcohol are here to stay. It's time to admit that, and make the proper adjustments to our laws. I hate to say that, because nothing pisses me off more that drunks and stoners, but, at some point, we have to cut our losses.