Resolved: Tobacco consumption ought to be banned in the United States

Thanks Pro Black Market DADrug prohibition doesn't work. I attack Pro's plan as an extention of the war on drugs, he simply adds another drug to the laundry list of other illegal substances in the status quo. Upon the legislation of the proposition we should prepare "for a black market the likes of which will make Prohibition pale in comparison."[source #1- subsect.1]Even without a tobacco ban now we are already seeing tobacco black markets. In many states like NY and Massachusetts their high taxes have caused interstate black markets. A "recent paper found that 64 percent of cigarettes in Boston come from Pennsylvania."[1-3]. If tobacco becomes illegal, post-plan, cigarettes will gush in from places like Mexico where tobacco will still be legal. Tobacco bans have also created black markets(BMs) in the past. For instance Nazi Germany implemented a smoking ban, cigarettes from places like the U.S. and France came in rapidly [1-4]. Furthermore, "The “war on drugs” has not reduced drug use, crime, or poverty" and has infact "increased addiction." This is we know that nearly every single person currently smoking will turn to underground markets when the plan is passed. The biggest concern comming from a BM trade is from cartels and terrorists. "The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has tied cigarette smuggling operations to drug rings and organized crime...One of the most notorious global traffickers is the Algerian terrorist Mokhtar Belmokhtar[1-3]." For trafickers, this mode of smuggling makes sense as, "a kilo of cocaine gets you 20 years, but a truckload of cigarettes maybe gets you a year [1-3]." Postplan we will litterally be funneling tens of billions of dollars to terrorists and drug trafickers. This gives terrorists the means to aqcuire biological or nuclear weapons, gives cartels recoures to buy more weapons, amd empowers them to keep on raping stealing and murdering, including inside the U.S.. What's even scarier is the response the police will have to the increase in crime, drugs, and terrorism. Take this example of their mindset, "I write as a recently retired member of the U.S....ATF. If our aim is to curb smoking and deter crime, we must embrace a policy of stiffer penalties, well-funded enforcement, and stronger cooperation among agencies[1-6]." To put it simply, the police will respond with extreme militarization. This militarization will continue to ensare minorities and "permanently stigmatizes drug offenders in ways that effectively created a racial cast system within labor, negating the life opportunities available to people of color, and often forcing them back into contexts of criminality upon which most have found it hard to escape[1-7]" Its not just minorities affected however, everyone is at risk of being trapped in the militarized anti-drug apparatus, everyone is at risk for trangressions of their liberties. What's more, the money spent souping up the police with ray guns and transformers directly trades off witht the money the available for drug education[1-8].This argument turns his entire case Econ DAU.S. tobacco industries currently bring in ~35 billion dollars, and pay ~15billion in total taxes. their workers hold about 200,000 positions. The plan litterally kills 200k jobs in one fould swoop."Here are some aspects of the impact of unemployment on our society: Mental health problems, general health issues, Tension at home, Loss of trust in administration and the government which may lead to political instability, Tension over taxes, fear and insecurity even in the currently employed people, Increase in the rate of crime, Suicide, a decrease in social outings, Employment gaps, and loss of skills."Now factor in the amount of money we'll have to pay these families in unemployment. Another important note is that most of these people are farmers, meaning they are already heavily in debt. With their employment suddendly cut off they will seek immesurably deeper into debt, exaserbating the long term economic consequences. And, these job losses will impact people of color the most, who are 13% less likely to find employment after job loss. The plan will cause economic reccession. CounterplanGoogle Inc. should initiate a global campaign against tobacco and alcohol consumption and seek the help of international anti-tobacco/alcohol advocates in: preventing youth smoking/drinking, helping smokers/drinkers quit, and helping them stay tobacco/alcohol free. The CP reduces tobacco consumption globally while avoiding every single disadvantage to the plan, furthermore it will help solve alcohol consumption and drunk driving. The CP would entail many things. Google owns YouTube, and has a heavy influence on the websites it hosts. In the proposed initiative Google would do things like have YouTube (who they own) run more anti-smoking advertisements before videos that would have an enormous impact on an expansive viewer audience that no other media company has. Google could partner up with anti-tobacco advocates in places ranging from China, France or Malaysia to locate people whose lives have been substantially altered by tobacco consumption and pay them to be in the commercials. The initiative will show commercials which show graphic images of smoking diseases and will focus on a why-to-quit strategy as well as personal testimonials from sick smokers. The commercials would be tailored to specific regions, showing the moral and bodily implications of smoking. Goog would encourage programs like AA but for smokers, perhaps in an online forum, which would give smokers a community to engage each other with and help get them get tobacco free. It will make sure not to promote government intervention however, and will put influence on the persons’ exercise of free will. Another important thing Google would do is tell smokers about the many ways there are to wean themselves off of tobacco and educate people about healthier alternatives like eSig’s, which drastically reduce lung damage and cancer risks. They have the reach, influence, and money to get the job done What’s important about the CP is it its vast reach. Even if my opponent had solvency, his reach is stuck to the United States. The CP on the other hand has the potential to reach anyone around the globe with internet access, which is quite high in this day and age. This means I have access to hundreds of millions of lives that the plan doesn’t even come close to reaching. Anti-tobacco advert campaigns work, Tobacco Free Florida, 15' "Hard-hitting anti-smoking media campaigns effectively raise awareness about the serious toll that tobacco use takes on one’s health and the many lives it affects… Strong evidence proves that graphic, hard-hitting anti-tobacco ads work, and those that arouse strong negative emotions perform better than those that do not. Hard-hitting media campaigns are not only effective at promoting quit attempts, they also reduce youth initiation… Studies show that emotionally evocative media campaigns featuring graphic images of smoking-related diseases are effective in motivating smokers to quit… According to a study published in June 2010, ads that utilize a why-to-quit strategy with graphic images of the physical consequences of smoking and ads that use testimonials of personal loss from smoking were perceived as more effective among smokers than other ad categories." "the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 2012 Tips From Former Smokers (Tips) campaign motivated 1.6 million smokers to make a quit attempt. More than 100,000 U.S. smokers will remain quit as a result of the 2012 campaign. An estimated 6 million nonsmokers talked with friends and family about the dangers of smoking[1-5]" Examples: Cites in linkhttps://docs.google.com...