Poll: 26% say smoking should be outlawed

Just over one-out-of-four Americans (26%) continue to believe cigarette smoking should be against the law in this country, a finding that’s changed little from previous surveys. Sixty-three percent (63%) disagree and say smoking should not be outlawed, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

Interestingly, even 18% of those who currently smoke think their habit should be illegal. Thirty percent (30%) of those who have never smoked agree.