Well, it’s certainly a more creative way to ban something than what was attempted during prohibition.
The United Kingdom raised a few eyebrows this week when officials announced Wednesday that the Tobacco and Vapes Bill had passed, according toReuters.
The bill will effectively ban smoking for younger people — though it stops just short ofactuallybanning smoking.
Many U.K. citizens will still be able to smoke after this legislation passes, but there will now be new age restrictions on smoking.
In short, the law would make it an offense to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009, and that age cutoff is where this ban gets creative.
Effectively, the legislation would raise the minimum age of purchasing smoking products by one year every year, starting in January 2027, according toTimemagazine.
(The current age to purchase nicotine or tobacco products is 18.)
That means that anybody born after 2009 will never be old enough to legally purchase smoking products.
The bill will also reclassify smoke-free zones to include the banning of vapes.
Furthermore, the bill will put all manner of restrictions on how smoking products are sold, advertised, and marketed.
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