Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed

[demmiblue]

Children aged 17 or younger will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes, as the Tobacco and Vapes Bill clears Parliament.

Both the Commons and Lords have settled on a final draft of the "landmark" legislation that aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking by making it illegal for shops to sell them tobacco, to create a smoke-free generation.

When it gets royal assent, ministers will also have new powers to regulate tobacco, vaping and nicotine products, including their flavours and packaging.

It is part of a series of measures aimed at tackling the health effects of smoking, one of the UK's leading causes of preventable death, disability and ill health.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn08jy6w0l5o

[sop]

1. Interesting idea.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Once this gets rolling every wacko group will have something they want to ban

just like they wanted to ban masks and vaccines. This will empower all religious belief juntas. They're coming for your lead pencils, raspberry salad dressing, hemp salve. Using government to regulate others' behavior.

[leftstreet]

7. Eeeww. Raspberry salad dressing?!

There outta be a law!

+1 to your post

[MichMan]

3. The way I read this they are prohibited from buying them, but not smoking them

What is the penalty if caught with some? Fines? Jail?

[mwmisses4289]

4. How incredibly stupid is that?

Congrats, you have just made smoking among adults cool again, you effing idgits!
I have no problem with bans for under 18 not getting cigarettes or alcohol, but adults? Why don't you ban military service? driving a vehicle (any vehicle, not just cars)? I would suggest alcohol, but we've seen how well that works!
Bloody hell, what an effingly stupid peice of legislation!

[Jose Garcia]

5. They tried this in New Zealand

It was repealed after a change in government.

[Smokster]

6. Now that's certainly a fine boost and good news for the Black Markets. lol