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UK moves to ban smoking for everyone born after 2008 (www.dw.com)

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Technically, the new law will raise the legal age requirement in the UK for buying cigarettes, cigars or tobacco, which is currently 18, by one year in every subsequent year, starting on January 1, 2027
This will effectively mean that people born on or after January 1, 2009 will never be eligible to buy them
Retailers will face financial penalties for selling the products to those not entitled to them
The government will also be empowered to impose a new registration system for smoking and vaping products entering the country, seeking to improve oversight
The bill will expand the UK's indoor smoking ban to a series of outdoor public spaces, for instance in children's playgrounds, outside schools and hospitals
Most indoor spaces that are designated smoke-free will become vape-free as well
Smoking in designated areas outside pubs and bars and other hospitality settings will remain permissible
Smoking and vaping will remain legal in people's homes
Vaping will become illegal in cars if someone under the age of 18 is inside, to match existing rules on smoking
Advertising for smoking and vaping products will be banned
People aged 18 or older will remain eligible to purchase vaping products, but some items targeted at younger consumers like disposable vapes have already been outlawed as part of the program

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[–] super_user_do@feddit.it 2 points 2 days ago

cool shit

[–] silverneedle@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (4 children)

We should legalise all drugs.

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[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

Guv bent out of shape to make smoking cool again. i shmell a conshpiracy!

[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Sounds a bit ageist - rather than upping the age by 1 year, why not up it by 5? That way the people imposing the law get to live under it.

Admittedly, you'll see diehards growing their own, and a black market quickly forming which are the main issues. Then again, the fact a black market exists for fentanyl doesn't mean banning it was a bad idea!

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Can't possibly make much of a difference when full carton can allready buy you a small family car.

[–] Blander_Rurton@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (21 children)

A good move in my opinion. Not sure how enforced it will be but phasing out cigarettes full stop is a good idea.

Now we should be clamping down on vapes. Tax them more, ban advertising, hide them from sale and put them in the same blank packaging as cigs.

In my opinion, they should ban the sweet flavours and only allow menthol, tobacco or mint flavours but not sure how that would fly.

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Hooray, I hate freedom. /s

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