You're right one won't hurt but it wont do me any good either . . . All the adults I know that smoke wished they never started. Besides, being grown up means being independent, what's independent about smoking? . . . No way - cigarettes are so last season . . . If you were my friend you wouldn't be asking me to do something that could hurt me . . . No way - nobody smokes anymore. I'm in the majority mate . . .
Tobacco and the law
hard facts
If smoking is so dangerous, why aren’t there laws against it? Well, actually there are! In Australia there are federal and state laws that aim to reduce the amount of harm done by smoking tobacco.
For more information check out Tobacco and the law in Australia fact sheet (PDF 450kb)
For more information about tobacco and the law around Australia check out the links below.
The following links provide more information about some of the laws around tobacco advertising, sales, packaging, littering, and public areas.