Jonah+Clark+Should+the+tobacco+age+be+lowered+to+16?

1) http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Smoking_effects_on_your_body nicotine, an addictive substance in tobacco, is extremely addictive, this combined with about 7000 other chemicals is what makes tobbaco a harm to almost ( if not all) of your bodily organs. 2) http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2604.aspx?CategoryID=53&SubCategoryID=536 It's shown that it is easier to become addicted to tobacco at a younger age, and is more lifethreatening long term. 3) http://www.oag.state.md.us/tobacco/tobaccoretailer.pdf selling tobacco to minors is punishable with up to a $3000 fine.

4) http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/childandteentobaccouse/child-and-teen-tobacco-use-child-and-teen-tobacco-use It's shown that most smokers start before the age of 25, and that most had smoked before the age of 18. So if you keep the age limit at 18 or maybe even higher, it's very unlikely under age kids will start smoking. 5) http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/children-teens-and-tobacco.html Around 3900 children under 18 try their first cigarets, and half of them will die from their new addiction.many people report they would like to quit, but just cannot. 6) https://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-teen-smoking 1.5 million packs of cigarettes are purchased for minors annually. The lungs of teens who smoke will not fully mature. 7) http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/News/NewsAndFeatures/Pages/Smoking-and-teens-10-reasons-not-to-start.aspx amoking has unattractive side effects including bad teeth and breath, yellowing of fingernails, and makes the skin more prone to wrinkles.

8) http://www.wsupgdocs.org/family-medicine/WayneStateContentPage.aspx?nd=1607 The p.e.r.c.s - peer pressure, entertainment, rebellion, curiosity, And stress. 9) https://www.iahsaa.org/Sports_Medicine_Wellness/Miscellaneous/Cigarettes_&_Teens.pdf No no tobacco is safer than the other. 10) http://www.politics.org.nz/webapps/cid/23106/44861/vote/vote-debate.html?questid=289 kids will smoke whether it's legal or not. Kids prefer illegality. They find it cool to be rebels, maybe if they were allowed to use tobacco, the want would be lessened.?