People are calling into question the consumption of tobacco products legally. While some advocate the idea that these products should be announced as illegal products, others dismiss them as they state that it does not solve the issue. Admittedly, I am of the opinion that the declaration of tobacco products as illegal products would not solve the issue for a number of compelling reasons.
The most rational justification is that the smugglers are likely to gain more money by putting tobacco items on the list of illegal items. That is if the government were to announce the tobacco products illegal, the benefits accruing from this action would be towards smugglers. In other words, being addictive to these products, some individuals will try to find it for any cost. Therefore, by following this action, not only are we not solving the problem, but also help the mafia bands gathering more money. The perennial problem takes its toll on people who used these products as they are likely to spend more money on their normal consumption.
Yet another compelling reason is that there are no alternative products available. To put it differently, were we to declare banning tobacco products, no other alternative products would be available for the public to use. Thus, for those individuals who are addicted to cigarettes, there is no choice other than purchase alternatives and much more severe drugs from the black market. That is to say, if we made a product illegal, at least one alternative should be legal so the consumers can use that alternative.
To sum up, by put a red flag on tobacco products and ban them, the problem of using them are not likely to be solved. Therefore, I strongly disagree with the declaration of tobacco products as illegal items as it is bound to have serious repercussions on society.
People
are calling into question the consumption of
tobacco
products
legally
. While
some
advocate the
idea
that these
products
should
be announced
as
illegal
products
, others dismiss them as they state that it does not solve the issue.
Admittedly
, I am of the opinion that the declaration of
tobacco
products
as
illegal
products
would not solve the issue for a number of compelling reasons.
The most rational justification is that the smugglers are likely to gain more money by putting
tobacco
items on the list of
illegal
items.
That is
if the
government
were to announce the
tobacco
products
illegal
, the benefits accruing from this action would be towards smugglers. In
other
words, being addictive to these
products
,
some
individuals will try to find it for any cost.
Therefore
, by following this action, not
only
are we not solving the problem,
but
also
help
the mafia bands gathering more money. The perennial problem takes its toll on
people
who
used
these
products
as they are likely to spend more money on their normal consumption.
Yet
another compelling reason is that there are no
alternative
products
available. To put it
differently
, were we to declare banning
tobacco
products
, no
other
alternative
products
would be available for the public to
use
.
Thus
, for those individuals who
are addicted
to cigarettes, there is no choice
other
than
purchase
alternatives
and much more severe drugs from the black market.
That is
to say, if we made a
product
illegal
, at least one
alternative
should be legal
so
the consumers can
use
that alternative.
To sum up, by put a red flag on
tobacco
products
and ban them, the problem of using them are not likely to
be solved
.
Therefore
, I
strongly
disagree with the declaration of
tobacco
products
as
illegal
items as it
is bound
to have serious repercussions on society.