I think age restriction and any/all forms of similar prohibition should be lifted.
As you said kids under 18 still smoke.. vaping would be a better alternative, and its easier for them to get cigs then juice in a lot of situations, that should be changed
People think that without law and restrictions the world would just fall apart... infants would be smoking and MY GOD IT WOULD BE ANARCHY AND CHAOS
I disagree entirely. Raise your kid that smoking is bad... they'll stear clear regardless. If they dont you need to look at what youre doing as a parent, not ways that the government can babysit your kid because you were unwilling to take the time to do it yourself
I agree that you should watch your kid, not the government, but at 16, I made a lot of bad decisions, just like pretty much everyone else. As a teenager, we think we're mature enough to make our own decisions in life, when in reality, we know nothing about life. I started dipping when I was 17, and started drinking "casually" around the age of 13. Growing up, I always saw my dad's dip in the tool box, and looking back, I could smell it on his breath. I had been offered dip from friends in the past, and always said no. When I dual enrolled at the community college in automotive class, a lot of kids dipped, so I took it up, not out of peer pressure, but just out of what I thought of as stress in life. It wasn't until I was 18 that I started really using tobacco, and that was cigars and B&M's, and cigarettes weren't really my thing until I met my fiance. Now I vape. That being said, I also mentioned I have been drinking since 13. My families thought was, "if we introduce them to alcohol while they are curious about it, maybe they won't rebel and head towards it." So, my dad always home brewed, and we were allowed to have one Smirnoff Ice during family gatherings. When I was in high school, I was in a college city, and would occasionally drink frat boys under the table cause I had built up a tolerance over years, and got black out drunk at a couple parties. Now, I enjoy my Scotch, whiskey, cognac and beer. I drank the cheap stuff in excess in high school and college, so I enjoy the quality stuff now. Cause I was able to make an informed decision, I made the healthier one and chose recreational over alcoholism, and I have done the same with vaping. I don't vape all day, every day. Sometimes only once a week. But, I enjoy my vape time, and it helps me deal with stress, as well as helps me sleep (get a good buzz going, and I can be out for a nice nap), without the grimey feeling of tobacco.
TL;DR, teenagers don't understand a right decision, therefore they should be educated, but still not be allowed to purchase until they reach adulthood.
