Why tobacco advertising shouldn't be prohibited.

Argument essay: All Cigarette ads should not be prohibited.
Many antismokers, scientists, and public health officials insinuate that all cigarette advertisements should be ban because it influences people to smoke, especially teenagers. Yet, their reasons for this claim I feel are not concrete to voice such a statement. There is still no factual evidence that cigarette ads are the reason why people start to smoke. Therefore, diminishing the fact that cigarette companies’ only intent of advertising is to promote people to start smoking. This concludes that all cigarette advertisements should not be prohibited because there is no proof that they influence people to start smoking.
The principle of advertising is to promote an industry’s overall sales as well as drum up business for a specific company. Cigarette companies are mature, meaning that the product is universally familiar like toothpaste or deodorant, ad attempts to boost overall consumption are no longer cost effective. ...