Option B is more likely to be perceived as legitimate, since adult smokers generally regret their addiction, and don't want to see their kids fall into the same trap. The decision to curb youth smoking was a hard one for me because I am seventeen and I used to smoke, and I have many friends who do smoke. The government must realize that we are going to smoke no matter what the law states, because there is always a way to get around it. Culture is changing and with its emphasis on health and exercise, smoking will soon be eliminated. But my age group is a gap in this frame of mind.
Smoking is a way to be different from our health-inspired elders.
If the government decides to more strictly regulate smoking, there is a slim chance my generation might come to realize the dangers of excessive nicotine. Smoking is a personal decision and should be left to the individual. However, society does not have to subsidize growing tobacco and people who choose to smoke should pay the higher health insurance costs that come from smoking. As someone who watched the US Trade Representative bludgeoning the Thai government into allowing American cigarettes to be sold legally in Thailand, I have very little sympathy for tobacco companies or their advertising tactics. One can always keep the FDA ban as the ultimate weapon to insure tobacco industry compliance.