The world often forgets how bad tobacco can be. It kills six million people every year and that number will rise, killing more people than heroin, cocaine and other illegal drugs. (Newman, 2009). As you legislators should know, the main factor is a stimulant called nicotine, but it contains 4,000 other chemicals, 2,000 of which are toxic. (Government of Saskatchewan, nd). If you know tobacco is harmful, why not pass a law to ban it and make it illegal. Tobacco is therefore a harmful substance and should be banned. To begin with, most smokers don't like their habit. Smoking is not a recreational drug but it is an addiction. Smokers don't like what they do and want to quit. In fact, 35 million people seriously try to quit every year. Unfortunately, most who try to quit on their own regress within a week (National Institute of Drug Abuse, n.d.). Smoking is not a recreational drug, but it is more addictive than any illegal drug. Only about 10 to 15 percent of people who drink are alcoholics, and 80 to 90 percent of smokers are drug addicts. An influential Canadian leader says smoking isn't like drinking, it's like being an alcoholic. Tobacco use is more obsessive than marijuana use because of the chemicals it contains. THC, the main chemical found in marijuana, represents a chemical already present in the brain that sticks to the drug receptor. Unlike tobacco, THC is easier to avoid. (Campbell, 2014). This shows how cigarettes are very different from alcohol and marijuana, expressing how difficult it is to kick the habit. Smoking is a bad environment. (Proctor, 2013). Save lives, ban tobacco. Additionally, smoking tobacco is also an important way to strengthen your body. For example, tar, a substance found in tobacco, contains many chemicals, including several carcinogens such as benzo(a)pyrene. Smoking, like drugs, is an addiction caused by these chemicals. They need to smoke nicotine to feel “normal” every day, control their mood, and satisfy their cravings (“Tobacco Banning,” n.d.). Life doesn't need tobacco to depend on; nevertheless, it poses many problems for people around the world. Save lives, ban tobacco. Tobacco has a huge impact on the world. It affects people of different ages including teenagers and adults which inspires them to try something new which then leads to dangerous consequences. To end the harm of tobacco, you should make the cultivation and sale of tobacco illegal, fine those who buy and continue to use tobacco, and send anyone who produces tobacco to prison. Let's save the laws, ban tobacco.