Legal Smoking Age Options

[tkproduce]

Thought I might as well have one on smoking as there's one on drinking.
Most of Europe the legal age is 16.
I believe it's 20 or 21 in the States.
I had my first one when I was 13 or 14, but I never got addicted, although I have a few sometimes with my friends.

[tkproduce]

So let's look at your point of view, tkproduce. You've tried it. You knew the risks. I ask you: why do you still do it? Yes, I'm sure there will be people that smoke in the future, but you can't assume that the others that are complaining about cigarette smoking truly aren't going to touch one in their lives.

hmm... let's see... the last cigarette I had was about 2 months ago and the last one before that was probably another 2months before that. I don't smoke regularly, I just have a few on some occasions. If a few cigarettes now and again shortens my lifespan by a few months and spare me from the miserable last days of being an old man who can barely walk or talk, then that's fine with me.

I see you've changed your argument slightly from people who smoke to teenagers who smoke (I guess we've all changed our arguments slightly). Obviously I'm against underage smoking, so I agree with you on that point. But in Europe, the legal age is 16, so some people that do smoke are inevitably going to be teenagers. However, that doesn't seem to change the fact that the percentage of smokers at the age of 21 in other countries where the age limit is higher, is roughly the same as countries in Europe. That kind of tells me one thing - most people are mature to make their choices by the time they are 16.