Should we ban cigarettes forever?

[Shoulders of Giants]

2. Cigarettes are god awful.

I remember spending my whole childhood breathing in cigarettes from my mom, my various stepdads, and my much older brothers. It sucked, and probably gave me health problems. Smoking around children should absolutely be banned. Smoking in public should be banned. (Yes even resturants and bars because its unfair to the waitors, waitresses, and cooks who may not have any other employment opportunities available). However, if someone can potentially smoke a cigarette without it harming an innocent party, I don't think it can should be banned. However, more and more, I realize its not possible. Even if someone goes outside to smoke, you can smell it on their clothes. I also get tired of picking up cigarettes in my front yard from losers walking down the street who think my yard is their ashtray. In general believe in the right to harm your self but not each other. Therefore the issue of cigarettes is hard for me, because its hard to say when the line from self harm to victim harm starts. I personally don't think its possible to be a chronic lifelong cigarette smoker without forcing your habit on someone in some capacity though.