What is your opinion on underage smokers?
149933
Her parents obviously aren't paying enough attention to where she is, what she's doing, or anything else. An 8 year old can't just walk into the gas station and buy a pack, someone has to be buying them for her. I can't stand parents who don't keep tabs on their kids. Sadly, she'll probably be the 14 year old pregnant girl with a drug problem.
790151
I guess it would depend on what they were smoking.  Cigarettes are not illegal.
285584
I think that people who hate people who smoke are non-thinking morons.  It is stupid to hate someone because they smoke or do other things.  But, yes I bet those people who hate smokers find it easy to hate all kinds of things, people and practices.  They are narrow-minded and self-righteous.
719434
I'm with you.  People will smoke no matter.  We all know they're bad, but we'll keep smoking if we want.  Friggin hippies.\n\nAnd i'm with the cigar thing mm...  although you can develop lip cancer.
49401
Here in Canada the drinking age is 19, I think that's fair. I think 21 is a bit high. Smoking should be 18...so should the legal age of consent, btw.
410377
I don't smoke, but always did say I'd never forbid others to do so, and you're right, it's fascist, BUT my attitude changed because some other substances, much less harmful than nicotine, are also forbidden. So, now they only have to ban alcohol (well, for you Americans, it's AGAIN :)), meat (killing animals), expressing your opinion, and other liberties, and we'll have ourselves a nice little clean world where you play like a good sheep or get incinerated. Long live utopia, where all the people are happy ('cause if they're not happy, they're dead).
1013105
They killed my father. Small cell lung cancer.\nThe government gave them away during WWII.\nIt really promoted them and caused a generation of addicted people.\n\nHowever, you will create smugglers that are not taxed and increase the overloaded court system if you make them illegal. I think that taxation and insurance incentives may be a better way to discourage smoking. Fining smokers for smoking in public places has started and I am sure that more can be done.\n\nI think that loosing the Tax revenues and making this industry go underground would not stop it but make battling the problem more costly. I could be wrong and offer this only as another viewpoint after talking with some Dutchmen about similar issues in their country.\n\nAlso, I do not think that Police will give much priority to laws against smoking cigerettes when they are already overloaded with meth addicts, etc. and understaffed. My cousin is a NARC.
825716
The only person a smoker is dishonest with is themselves.  They smell, their second hand smoke stinks, and they are putting their own longevity at risk (which is their choice).  There is no correlation otherwise.  I'm glad I finally quit lying to myself.
360368
we have a smoking ban in my state. if it had taken place a year and a half ago I would have been really mad. but I dont smoke anymore, so it does not effect me. now I just think about my kid. I dont want to go to a resteraunt and have my kid sit it all of the cigarette smoke. I think that if there are plenty of areas that smokers can go to smoke, then it is ok. but to not be considerate of them too is rude and I view it to be an infringements on your rights.
558350
The law (Bill 208 ) was passed in 2003. It makes it illegal to smoke, or sell tobacco products (including lighters, cigarette papers, etc) to anyone under the age of 18. \n\nUnder the law, stores selling tobacco products must verify the age of anyone who wants to buy tobacco products unless they are "obviously" over 18. This effectively means that anyone under 30 gets carded. \n\nIt is unclear how effective this law has been, as I still see plenty of highschool (and younger) kids smoking. It seems to have acted as a deterent to those kids who were least likely to smoke anyways. \n\nYou can check out this site for more info: \nhttp://tobacco.aadac.com/whats_alberta_doing/legislation/prevention_youth_use/
389746
The teens today are abused by drugs,ban drugs and smoking.They have also freedom of speech like any other person.18 and above have the right of suffrage,they can vote.\n\nis that it?
595219
Young people in general are finding themselves.  They are growing up and experimenting with all kinds of new things as they transition into adulthood.  They are discovering their sexuality, gaining responsibilities they did not have as a child, and finding out about drugs and alcohol.\n\nSome young people decide to try it, and some don't.  I don't buy the peer pressure thing.  I've never been pressured to smoke weed.  I've been around it and I've seen people refuse it and others smoke it.  I've never seen anyone get bent out of shape because one person does not want to smoke.\n\nPersonally I think the biggest danger of weed is that it can get people interested in smoking regular cigarettes which is a very dangerous and expensive hobby.  As to the direct danger of weed, there are more people die from peanut allergies.  It's no real danger in and of itself.
181342
Second hand smoke = bad for kids.\n\nSimple
44981
The law doesn't say it, the people who pass laws say it.  You being one of those people, you can always work to change it.\n\nWould you agree that there needs to be some legal age for those things?  I mean, do you feel like it should be legal for a 12 year old to buy and drink whiskey?  A nine year old to buy and smoke tobacco?  I assume you're okay with the idea that there needs to be some regulation on the ages for those things.\n\nIf your question has to do with the disparity between them, I'd agree with the other poster.  I can smoke a pack of cigarettes in ten minutes and get in my car and drive as safely as ever.  I can't drink a six-pack in ten minutes and go off and drive safely, so it makes sense to me that we'd sell alcohol to people who are older than 18.\n\nMaybe we should raise the smoking age? :)
1054144
I agree. It's usually the ex smokers too, in my experience.\nEach to their own, I say. \nI must admit though, I don't smoke around non smokers, especially my Son.
426884
Eh, I enjoyed the occasional drink when I was under 21 too.  Why should you be allowed to join the military, but not have a drink the night before you ship out?  It should really be up to parents to enforce the rules anyway, why do we need the government so into our lives for everything anyway?  Anyway, around my area, they send in underage kids who buy smokes or alcohol, and then arrest the clerk and charge them and the business with selling to minors.  So in Ohio, something is occasionally done.
875837
Personally I can't wait.  I spent fifty odd years smoking, and can now understand how my kids must have suffered in the back of the car.  I cannot understand how a whole family sitting on the next table too me would all light up as soon as they had finished eating, Bloody ignorant lot, not bothering about us or their youngster in the pushchair.  We have overcome that one now, we always go in after we know they will have gone. Poor child has got it all the time though.           I know ex smokers are the biggest moaners, but I can also see why,  I wouldn't smoke in a restaurant or cafe.      I gave up after getting up to answer the phone, the answerphone cut in before I made it. My mate thought I had been running, but I had only just got off the couch.When I heard the recording, I sounded like an asthmatic elephant. I gave up ( for the 4th time) the end of August '88 and not stopped moaning since.   \nI gave up the bottle around the same time,     I went to pay for some materials and my hand was shaking so much I couldn't sign a cheque. I made the excuse I had almost knocked someone over.  \n\n                 I'm so good, I start church soon!!!!!!!!\n\nDoubt it will stop many smoking, and this government know it.