Should cigarettes be banned? Although smoking is a proven killer, Americans waste hundreds of dollars each year on tobacco products. Other drugs that are harmful, such as crack or marijuana, are illegal in the United States and Canada. However, the use of cigarettes, which kills millions worldwide annually, is perfectly legal. If certain harmful substances are illegal, then cigarettes should not be permitted either. Smoking has several harmful effects on the body. Cigarettes cause eighty-five …showed first 75 words of 668 total…

…showed last 75 words of 668 total…every year, posing health problems later in life. The Canada and US should not allow the sale of a product aimed at harming our children. Cigarettes cause health problems in smokers as well as nonsmokers. They harm adults as they do youth. Although smoking has only negative effects on the body, the use of cigarettes is legal while other drugs are banned. Most products proven dangerous are banned or recalled. Cigarettes should be no different.