Smoking should be banned in all states in the USA

Thank you Con for refuting my argument. Smoking and Health You said that there are other things are also harmful and it would be absurd to ban them. It is true that they have certain risks, but most of them don't cause danger to other, to your beauty, and to the environment. Smoking has all those things and more. We have a freedom of choice. That's true, but some illegal drugs are considered less dangerous than smoking, for example cannabis and ecstasy.[1] If those illegal drugs are considered less dangerous than smoking and are illegal, then smoking should be illegal too. Smoking and Beauty Coffee costs you beauty, but it doesn't cause harm to others, does it? And to follow Pro's logic, then coffee should be banned? I said, "Smoking should be banned in all states in the USA because it causes negative effects on the smoker, non-smokers, and the environment." I didn't say that coffee should be banned just because it costs you beauty. Smoking and Money There are a lot of things that cost money, I agree. But after one year of smoking, you can lose more than 5,000 dollars.[2] So if you smoke for 30 years, you can lose over 150,000 dollars. A huge amount of money. Smoking and IQ Okay, maybe you are right about your argument. But again you still make examples of other things that can ruin your IQ, and I will have to say that those things are just bad for your IQ, not costs you beauty or money. Smoking and Fires Again, not all of those things really costs you your money and other bad things. Smoking and Babies Do you know how hard it is for a pregnant woman to stop smoking? To stop a woman smoking when she is pregnant, she shouldn't smoke in the first place. And to stop her from smoking, smoking should be banned. Men also take part. Smoking near a pregnant woman can cause harm to the baby.[3] Smoking and Children You must be at least 18 years old to legally purchase cigarettes in the US. Yes, it is true. But people can influence children to smoke in the future. Smoking and Death Automobiles and surfing have a positive impact on us. I don't see the positive impact on us, yet it costs deaths of people, including passive smokers. Smoking and Environment Paper and other things you mentioned have a positive impact on us, smoking do not. And even if after smoking is banned, some people will still smoke. It wouldn't cause as much harm as if many people smoke. And crime, yes it may be a side effect. There is one more thing I have found : Point 4 : The negative impact of smoking on the economy The tobacco industry is one of the most profitable businesses in the country, making billions of dollars every year. But the costs of smoking are far higher than the income from cigarette sales. 1. Smoking causes more than $193 billion each year in health-related costs, including the cost of lost productivity caused by deaths from smoking. 2. Smoking-related medical costs averaged more than $99.5 billion each year between 2000 and 2004. 3. Death-related productivity losses from smoking among workers cost the US economy almost $97 billion yearly (average for 2000-2004).[4] Conclusion Con refuted my argument in many categories. If you put them together, smoking would look bad and harmful for all of us. 1. http://www.cbsnews.com... 2. http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au... 3. http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com... 4. http://www.cancer.org...