For the past few years there have been some controversy over the dispute on whether or not we should regulate cigarette advertisement. There are notable disadvantages that banning cigarette ads have, and we should be aware of this and think for ourselves is banning cigarette ads necessary?
If we ban cigarette ads, then the government would have the privilege to ban the advertisements of everything it thinks harmful to people. This is completely non-sense. In our society, every person, or business has the right to express their ideas, and make their products known, this is an important part of a capitalistic society. Just because you may not want other people to smoke, does not give you, or the government to regulate it. All advertisements have a warning already on them. Therefore, banning cigarette ads does not prevent people from smoking.
Second: The absence of cigarette ads may also spring up a numerous amount of other problems. A major example of this is the fast food industry, which is closely linked with the second highest behavior cause of death: obesity. Despite this, year after year McDonald's spends about two billion dollars on advertising, and this is not even limited. McDonald's routinely focuses advertisements on children through commercials and toys. The 3rd highest behavioral cause of death is alcohol. Does this mean alcohol and fast food advertisement must be banned for the sole reason that it is unhealthy to the public?
Third: Banning the use of advertising on cigarettes doesn’t connect with increased smoking rates. Advertisements for Meth are illegal, as is the drug itself, yet each year more people use it. And also, what action should the government take against people who offer cigarettes? Word of mouth is one of the most successful means of advertisements.

Therefore, banning the use of cigarette advertisement violates the first amendment, which signals the freedom of speech, allow his government to ban all advertisements that it thinks is harmful to the public, and finally there is no real connection between lower smoking rates and banning advertisement. Back in the day smoking was considered a symbol of charisma, masculines, and “cool”. However, In todays culture that has totally changed as the public awareness of cigarettes changed to an object that can seriously injure not only ourselves but to our loved ones around us. Therefore, the real reason behind the decrease in smoking is not the prohibition of cigarette ads, but the new social healthy social trend.