Tobacco Industry Then & Today

The popularity of tobacco, which impacts on the production as well as people, were viewed as a positive effect for the English colonists and modern tobacco companies while I view it as a negative effect according to the statements thetruth.com made. Regarding to tobacco, the U.S. holds similarities to the colonists. As the same land, both old and modern tobacco companies grew and rely on the abundance of tobacco. This led to making big bucks. In ways of making profit, tobacco companies in both time periods find ways to advertise to target customers. In my view, this led to making money from different age groups, especially children and teens. In one hand, colonists didn't consider the age limit because they lack the knowledge of the tobacco effects. On the other hand, this is a problem in the present. Although there are laws set in America, tobacco companies still find ways to lure more customers, especially children. They may seem to advertise only for adults, but they sneak in some of their products through media. This is a problem because more and more children between "ages 12 to 17 try [cigarettes] for the first time." I understand that it is the customers' choice maybe through peer pressure and environmental surroundings (parents). Though I think that advertising has its way to connect with the peer pressure and environmental surroundings. The only reason for tobacco companies, old and modern alike, was that they want to make more money. From advertising to the abundance of the export, the mass of tobacco led to low prices that can be affordable to all classes. My own view is that this was a problem because the nicotine in tobacco causes the addictiveness. Customers bought more tobacco which led to deadly consequences. Conequences include "tobaccco-related illnesses", such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and cancer. I understand that colonists as well as consumers had no knowledge about the illnesses, but there is a possible way that they do obtain them. Other than the research of smoke-related disease in the present, King James I wrote the pamphlet "A Counterblast to Tobacco." He observed that tobacco is "a custome loathsome to the eye, hatefull to the Nose, harmefull to the braine, dangerous to the Lungs." Although the King knew about the danger from tobacco, remember that consumers were mostly at/below the poverty level. Consumers then and today never recieve enough information to know about the consequences. Sometimes the consumers don't beleve and despise the consequences.