New Zealand plans to make it illegal for kids to buy cigarettes — for life
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New Zealand plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the world's toughest crackdowns on the tobacco industry, arguing that other efforts to extinguish smoking were taking too long.
People aged 14 and under in 2027 will never be allowed to purchase cigarettes in the Pacific country of five million, part of proposals unveiled on Thursday that will also curb the number of retailers authorized to sell tobacco and cut nicotine levels in all products.
The ban will remain in place for the rest of the person's life. That means a person aged 60 in 2073 will be banned from buying cigarettes, while a person aged 61 would be allowed to do so.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-ze...kids-1.6279023
I think this is a great plan. It's a few years off to allow businesses to adjust, the government to ween themselves off the tax revenue and sets their country up for long term health benefits.