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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostApparently there is a report out that we in England should follow New Zealand which means that those under 18 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes as they will increase the legal age to buy it.
The government is now thinking about it.
Link to report - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/i...okefree-target
Link to a news story - https://www.reuters.com/business/ret...ar-2022-06-09/
I'd never heard other countries were already doing this - is NZ the first? An interesting alternative to the unworkable idea of an outright ban.Leave a comment:
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Hmm... this throws up all, kinds of issues. Is there anything else for which you have to be over any age other than 18 without it being a crime? Personally, I think grown adults should be provided with enough info to make up their own minds and act accordingly. You could argue that the legal age could be raised as we all do silly things when we are young but the NZ model raises the age every year so that people born after a certain date will never be old enough to legally smoke.
Besides, it's just going to drive tobacco underground into the hands of the criminal gangs. Stupid idea.Leave a comment:
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No Smoking Ever
Apparently there is a report out that we in England should follow New Zealand which means that those under 18 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes as they will increase the legal age to buy it.
The government is now thinking about it.
Link to report - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/i...okefree-target
Link to a news story - https://www.reuters.com/business/ret...ar-2022-06-09/
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