Greensview Elementary School - Relational Aggression (Anti-Bullying)
Winton Woods MS- Smoking Problem
1. The Smoking Problem
Pramit Bhatia
Kyler Duecker
Zavarri Carr
Malachi Norman
''Every puff on a cigarette is another tick
closer to a time bomb of terrible
consequences.''
-Ray Comfort.
3. The current ban is also faulty, though. The major problem in this ban is the e-cigarette.
An e-cigarette is a "battery-powered vaporizer which produces a similar feel to tobacco
smoking." Though an e-cigarette does not contain tobacco, it is a major pollutant of the
environment because of the vapors it releases. E-cigarettes also contain nicotine, which harms
the environment just as much as any tobacco related product. The current ban does not affect e-
cigarettes!
Since the current ban does not affect e-cigarettes, no age ban exists in Ohio to control e-
cigarettes. This effectively means that all kids and adults, no matter the age, can purchase e-
cigarettes. This is a major problem. If children start to smoke e-cigarettes at such an early age, it
could reduce their life span severely. This will also affect their health, and may cause diseases
like asthma.
To solve this problem, our team has put together 3 alternative policies that address the
issue. We will present these policies after we present the current ban of smoking.
The following is the chapter 3794 of the law. This chapterprohibits smoking in specific
areas. The full chapter is below.
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4. The current ban is also faulty, though. The major problem in this ban is the e-cigarette.
An e-cigarette is a "battery-powered vaporizer which produces a similar feel to tobacco
smoking." Though an e-cigarette does not contain tobacco, it is a major pollutant of the
environment because of the vapors it releases. E-cigarettes also contain nicotine, which harms
the environment just as much as any tobacco related product. The current ban does not affect e-
cigarettes!
Since the current ban does not affect e-cigarettes, no age ban exists in Ohio to control e-
cigarettes. This effectively means that all kids and adults, no matter the age, can purchase e-
cigarettes. This is a major problem. If children start to smoke e-cigarettes at such an early age, it
could reduce their life span severely. This will also affect their health, and may cause diseases
like asthma.
To solve this problem, our team has put together 3 alternative policies that address the
issue. We will present these policies after we present the current ban of smoking.
The following is the chapter 3794 of the law. This chapterprohibits smoking in specific
areas. The full chapter is below.
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5. The Current Ohio Law
3794.01 Oefinltlons.
As used in this chapter:
(A) •smoking" means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other lighted smoking device for burning tobacco
or any other plant. "Srnokinq" does not include the burning of Incense in a religious ceremony.
(B) "Public place" means an enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted and that is not a prívate residence.
(C) •place of employment" means an enclosed area under the direct or indirect control of an employer that the employer's employees use for work
or any other purpose, including but not limited to, offices, meeting rooms, sales, production and storage areas, restrooms, stairways, hallways,
warehouses, garages, and vehicles. An enclosed area as described herein is a place of employment without regard to the time of day or the
presence of employees.
(O) "Employee' means a person who is employed by an employer, or who contracts with an employer or third person to perform services for an
employer, or who otherwise performs services for an employer for compensation or for no compensation.
(E) •employer' means the state or any individual, business, association, political subdivision, or other public or prívate entity, including a nonprofit
entity, that employs or contracts for or accepts the provision of services from one or more employees.
{F) "Enclosed Area" means an area with a roof or other overhead covering of any kind and walls or side coverings of any kind, regardless of the
presence of openings for ingress and egress, on all sides or on all sides but one.
(G) "Proprietor" means an employer, owner, manager, operator, liquor permit holder, or person in charge or control of a public place or place of
employment.
(H) "Retail tobacco store' means a retail establishment that derives more than eighty percent of its gross revenue from the sale of cigars,
cigarettes, pipes, or other smoking devices for burning tobacco and related smoking accessories and in which the sale of other products is merely
incidental. "Retail tobacco store" does not include a tobacco department or section of a larger commercial establishment or of any establishment
with a liquor permit or of any restaurant.
(I) "Outdoor patio' means an area that is either: enclosed by a roof or other overhead covering and walls or side coverings on not more than two
sides; or has no roof or other overhead covering regardless of the number of walls or other side coverings.
Effective Date: 12-07-2006
6. Pros and Cons
Alternative Policy Number 3
There arc many Pros and Cons to our third policy. These Pros and Cons help us
determine which policy to choose as our final policy in the last part of our presentation.
The Pros for Alternative Policy Number 3 are:
1. This policy has laws that control e-cigarettes.
2. No tobacco means there will be no cigarettes.
3. The addiction to nicotine in minors duc to e-cigarettes will decrease.
4. The amount of deaths related to smoking will decrease.
5. Cigarettes would be controlled, resulting in less pollution of the environment.
The Cons for Alternative Policy Number 3 arc:
1. This policy has an age ban of 21 years for e-cigarettes, which is higher than the
normal driving age.
2. The amount of work to seal up the borders of the state is incredible.
3. The policy itself will take years to enact.
4. E-cigarettes would still release smoke into the air.
9. Discontent
There has been some discontent among our community in Cincinnati.
Students at the Ohio State University say that they would not like to ban e-cigarettes.
E-cigarettes must be banned because they cause diseases like asthma. They also arc bad for the
enviromnent. E-cigarettes are not completely banned in any ofour proposed policies, so this
problem is not of a major concern if any of our policies come to enactment.
11. Alternative Policy Number 1
The first alternative policy that we suggest is to ban smoking in the state of Ohio. This
policy will also have a 21 year age ban for smokings-cigarettes. We believe such a policy will
help Ohio be a better and, hopefully, a cleaner place than it already is.
There will have to, of course, be a check for cigarettes on every place of entry into Ohio.
The places where the entry and exit from Ohio occurs frequently without any check would need
to have scanning arcas; areas where the cars are scanned for cigarettes. The airports in Ohio will
also be checked, no matter where they arc coming from; even flights connecting cities in Ohio.
This will help airport officials, because they would not have to clear a way for passengers on
incoming flights within Ohio.
For any person found, the punishment ofhaving cigarettes with tobacco on one's person
will be the same: A 5 year prison sentence and/or a $10,000 fine. This punishment is neither
much, nor less. If the authorities find that a smuggler is trying to sell cigarettes, then the
smuggler will be charged with the 5 year sentence AND the $10,000 fine. If the smuggler is
trying to smoke cigarettes, then he will be charged with EITHER the 5 year sentence, or the
$10,000 fine.
12. This policy will also effectively set up an age ban for e-cigarettes in Ohio. Any person under the (
age of21 will not be allowed to smoke an e-cigarette. This will reduce the number of toxins that
are released into the air, and it will control addiction to nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive
chemical found in e-cigarettes. If minors smoke e-cigarettes, then they are highly likely to smoke
cigarettes with tobacco in them in the future. Normal cigarettes also contain nicotine, so those
who smoke are not likely to quit smoking.
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13. Pros and Cons
Alternative Policy Number 1
There are many Pros and Cons to our policy. These Pros and Cons help us
determine which policy to choose as our final policy in the last part of our presentation.
The Pros for Alternative Policy Number 1 are:
1. This policy has laws that control e-cigarettes.
2. This policy has laws that control cigarettes.
3. The addiction to nicotine in minors due to e-cigarettes will decrease.
4. The amount of deaths related to smoking will decrease.
5. Cigarettes would be banned, resulting in less pollution of the enviromnent.
The Cons for Alternative Policy Number l are:
l. This policy has an age ban of21 years for e-cigarettes, which is higher than the
nonna! driving age.
2. The amount of work to seal up the borders of the state is incredible.
3. The policy itself will take years to enact.
4. E-cigarettes would still release smoke into the air.
14. Alternative Policy Number 2
The second alternative policy that we suggest is to ban all cigarettes with tobacco in any
place except smoking cabins that will be fit in one building. There will be one building in every
city. This will effectively reduce tobacco smoke in the air. This also means that people who visit
licensed places will have to drink pure water after smoking, so their breath is not contaminated.
QleanAir is a company that sells smoking cabins. These smoking cabins will filter the
smoke, before returning it into the air. Smoking will in this way be allowed.
There will have to be a check for cigarettes on every place of entry into Ohio. This ban
requires the same efforts as the first ban. The places where the entry and exit from Ohio occurs
frequently without any check would need to have scanning areas. The airports in Ohio will also
be checked.
For any person found, the punishment ofhaving cigarettes with tobacco on one's person
will be the same for this ban: A 5 year prison sentence and/or a $10,000 fine. This punishment is
neither much, nor less. If the authorities find that a smuggler is trying to sell cigarettes, then the
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smuggler will be charged with the 5 year sentence AND the $10,000 fine. If the smuggler is
trying to smoke cigarettes, then he will be charged with EITHER the 5 year sentence, or the
$10,000 fine.
This policy will han e-cigarette consumption for minors. The people over 21 will have to
he issued an I.D. for buying an e-cigarette. They would not be allowed more than 5
e-cigarettes/refills per month.
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15. Pros and Cons
Alternative Policy Number 2
There are many Pros and Cons to our second policy. These Pros and Cons help us
determine which policy to choose as our final policy in the last part of our presentation.
The Pros for Alternative Policy Number 2 are:
1. This policy has laws that control e-cigarettes.
2. This policy has laws that control cigarettes.
3. The addiction to nicotine in minors duc to e-cigarettes will decrease.
4. The amount of deaths related to smoking will decrease.
5. Cigarettes would be controlled, resulting in less pollution ofthe environment.
The Cons for Alternative Policy Number 2 are:
1. This policy has an age ban of 21 years for e-cigarettes, which is higher than the
normal driving age.
2. The amount of work to seal up the borders of the state is incredible.
3. The policy itself will take years to enact.
4. E-cigarettes would still release smoke into the air.
5. Smoking Cabins will be expensive.
16. Alternative Policy Number 3
The third alternative policy will be to ban tobacco in Ohio. This policy will ban all
products containing tobacco. Tobacco is essentially a harmful product, but if it is banned, then
there will not be any cigarettes in Ohio. Only e-cigarettes will be left.
This policy will also control e-cigarettes. This policy will set up a 21 year age ban for
e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes will not, at any cause, allowed to be taken home. E-cigarettes would be
smoked in certain areas where children would not be allowed.
At all places of entry into Ohio, tobacco will be scanned for. Airports will do baggage
checks, which will prohibit passengers to bring tobacco from outside. Railways will also have
tobacco scanners. Free places of entry will have to set up scanners to check for tobacco.
Of course, tobacco consumption will be illegal in Ohio. All tobacco will either be sold to
neighboring states, and/or be shipped to other countries.
This ban will help us save nature. Smoke would be controlled, and people who regularly
consume tobacco will not do so. This will reduce the number ofpeople who die from lung
cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, 53% of deaths in Ohio occur from lung
cancer.
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17. Pros and Cons
Alternative Policy Number 3
There arc many Pros and Cons to our third policy. These Pros and Cons help us
determine which policy to choose as our final policy in the last part of our presentation.
The Pros for Alternative Policy Number 3 are:
1. This policy has laws that control e-cigarettes.
2. No tobacco means there will be no cigarettes.
3. The addiction to nicotine in minors duc to e-cigarettes will decrease.
4. The amount of deaths related to smoking will decrease.
5. Cigarettes would be controlled, resulting in less pollution of the environment.
The Cons for Alternative Policy Number 3 arc:
1. This policy has an age ban of 21 years for e-cigarettes, which is higher than the
normal driving age.
2. The amount of work to seal up the borders of the state is incredible.
3. The policy itself will take years to enact.
4. E-cigarettes would still release smoke into the air.
18. Controversies and Conflicts
Not everyone is bound to agree with the bans we create. Many people will have
questions, and to prevent them from becoming quarrels, we will try to resolve those conflicts in
this document. The following issues may be controversies and conflicts to our proposed policies.
Many people say that the age ban for e-cigarettes must be 18 years old, and not 21 years.
They support their say with evidence like people become adults at 18. They want the age bans to
also be 18. Some people go even further, and ask for the ages to be 16, and 15. The problem with
new, young adults is that they go through a change during their l 81h year. They need to adapt to
their new change and need time. This is why we keep the age ban at 21.
In our second policy, people might want there to be more freedom of smoking. They
want to have more than one building that they can smoke e-cigarettes in. But ifthere are more
buildings to smoke, then there will be no difference except in the prevention of smoke in nature.
We want to change smoking to better the average smoker's health.
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21. Decision
We have finally picked one policy that our entire group agrees is the most suitable
for curing the smoking problem in Ohio. We have chosen Policy 1 as our policy and believe that
the government must be involved. The government and state are the only powers that can enact a
policy. This is why we have to believe the government must be involved.
Review of Alternative Policy Number 1
The first alternative policy that we suggest is to ban smoking in the state of Ohio. This
policy will also have a 21 year age ban for smoking s-cigarettes. We believe such a policy will
help Ohio be a better and, hopefully, a cleaner place than it already is.
There will have to, of course, be a check for cigarettes on every place of entry into Ohio.
The places where the entry and exit from Ohio occurs frequently without any check would need
to have scanning areas; areas where the cars are scanned for cigarettes. The airports in Ohio will
also be checked, no matter where they are coming from; even flights connecting cities in Ohio.
This will help airport officials, because they would not have to clear a way for passengers on
incoming flights within Ohio.
For any person found, the punishment ofhaving cigarettes with tobacco on one's person
will be the same: A 5 year prison sentence and/or a $10,000 fine. This punishment is neither
much, nor less. If the authorities find that a smuggler is trying to sell cigarettes, then the
smuggler will be charged with the 5 year sentence AND the $10,000 fine. If the smuggler is
trying to smoke cigarettes, then he will be charged with EITHER the 5 year sentence, or the
$10,000 fine.
22. This p<>licy will also effectively set up an age ban for e-cigarettes in Ohio. Any person under the (
age of21 will not be allowed to smoke an e-cigarette. This will reduce the number of toxins that
are released into the air, and it will control addiction to nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive
chemical found in e-cigarettes. If minors smoke e-cigarettes, then they are highly likely to smoke
cigarettes with tobacco in them in the futur"·Normal cigarettes also contain nicotine, so those
who smoke are not likely to quit smoking.
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23. Review of the Pros and Cons
Alternative Policy Number 1
There are many Pros and Cons to our policy. These Pros and Cons help us
determine which policy to choose as our final policy in the last part of our presentation.
The Pros for Alternative Policy Number 1 are:
1. This policy has laws that control e-cigarettes.
2. This policy has laws that control cigarettes.
3. The addiction to nicotine in minors duc to e-cigarettes will decrease.
4. The amount of deaths related to smoking will decrease.
5. Cigarettes would be banned, resulting in less pollution of the environment.
The Cons for Alternative Policy Number 1 arc:
1. This policy has an age ban of 21 years for e-cigarettes, which is higher than
the normal driving age.
2. The amount of work to seal up the borders ofthe state is incredible.
3. The policy itself will take years to enact.
4. E-cigarettes would still release smoke into the air.
24. Constitutionality of our Laws
The constitutionality of our laws matters, because wc cannot enact it unless we
have proved that our policy is constitutional.
According to the article, "The Constitutionality Oflaws", there arc four ways for
a law to be constitutional. They are:
The 4 ways for a law to be unconstitutional are
1. The law violates a specific right explicitly.
2. The law violates a specific law implicitly.
3. The law violates a general right explicitly.
4. The law violates a general law implicitly.
Since our law does not meet any ofthe above criteria, it is constitutional.
Another way to prove our law constitutional is:
According to "Gallup Poll", 22% ofAmericans want to ban smoking completely in the
United States. If smoking can be banned in the entire U.S., then we have to believe that it
can be banned in its states. If this law can be created, then it must be constitutional.
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26. Influence the World (
Many people will need to be influenced about our policy.
These are the individuals and groups that need to be influenced about our policy:
l. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
2. Smoke free
3. American Heart Association
4. Ash in Action
5. WebMD
6. Recovery.org
7. tobaccofree.org
8. planfortobaccofree.org (
9. C.L.A.S.H
These are the government officials that will need to be influenced about our policy:
1. Phoenix Housing Department officials
2. Chamber of Deputies.
3. Heartland Institute
4. Tobacco Control (This organization supports not banning the sale of cigarettes).
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27. We will also need to gain the viewer's confidence to enact the policy.
We will thus revise our policy again.
The policy does not ban other products that contain tobacco, so people will not be troubled.
This policy will also effectively set up an age ban to e-cigarettes, so there will be a lower chance
of early addiction to nicotine.
The state and the government are the only ones that can enact a policy, so they are responsible
for this.
The policy will set up scanners for cigarettes at all potis of entry into Ohio.
For any person found, the punishment of having cigarettes with tobacco on one's person will be
the same: A 5 year prison sentence and/or a $10,000 fine. This punishment is neither much, nor
less. If the authorities find that a smuggler is trying to sell cigarettes, then the smuggler will be
charged with the 5 year sentence AND the $10,000 fine. If the smuggler is trying to smoke
cigarettes, then he will be charged with EITHER the 5 year sentence, or the $10,000 fine.
Since our policy is protecting the environment, we are sure that people who need to be
influenced will support our policy.
28. Action Process
Many people will need to be influenced about our policy.
We believe that if we enact our policy, then it will serve as a precedent to the whole world,
including other states in U.S.A., and help in making the world and the countries in it a better
place to live in.
Bhutan, the only country in the world, served as a precedent to the world about how dangerous
smoking is.
If Ohio enacts a policy, then it will inspire other states to enact a policy to ban cigarettes. In a
few years, the whole country could enact such a policy. The U.S. making such a big move will
inspire other countries to ban smoking.
The cigarette emissions in the world will severely decrease, and the lives of the 443,000 people
who die each year because of smoking will be saved.
Nature will be saved.
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