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

[Captain Caveman]

this was a big debate in the 90s about the tobacco industry between Bob Dole and Bill Clinton

New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations

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.

www.reuters.com

They've passed legislation on this -

New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for future generations

The legislation makes cigarettes permanently unavailable to anyone currently under the age of 14.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[frigidweirdo]

A rare moment of agreement. The freedom to choose includes the freedom to make bad choices.

Also...NZ is small--and easily managed..with a population that likes it that way.

Us...not so much~

The problem with some bad choices is they end up becoming problems for other people. Then it's something else. Cigarettes aren't as bad as some things, but smokers can be really annoying to other people.

 

[bambu.]

I never smoked in my life and I can't stand to be around people that do and think that most people who do smoke are idiots but I would never want the government to prevent people from doing it.

I wish my Autralian govt would do it.
It likely won't though...but smoking is banned in so many places that one can almost move around my society without encountering cigarrette/cigar/pipe smoke.

 

[Anathema]

I never smoked in my life and I can't stand to be around people that do and think that most people who do smoke are idiots but I would never want the government to prevent people from doing it.

In PRIVATE spaces I could agree with you. There is NO reason for the Government or the People to allow immoral and socially destructive actions and products like alcohol, drugs and yes, tobacco, in ANY public space.

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

When did all the Baptists move to New Zealand?

These are the opposite of Baptists. This is socialism

 

[Next Time]

New Zealand plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes​

That sounds like a good idea, but how can they police it? They'll get ciggies the same way they get grog. Get an irresponsible adult to get it for them.