New Zealand reverses generational ban on smoking, a "major loss for public health," advocates say
1 year ago

New Zealand reverses generational ban on smoking, a "major loss for public health," advocates say

Salon  

Tobacco's popularity has long been a scourge of public health advocates, from the idea that smoking is "cool" to Big Tobacco spreading pseudoscience. Now public health advocates in New Zealand are grappling with a new headache: The reversal of a law intended to phase out tobacco use among young people. The law — which created a steadily rising smoking age so people born after January 2009 could never legally purchase cigarettes — was intended as a so-called "generation ban." “This is major loss for public health, and a huge win for the tobacco industry – whose profits will be boosted at the expense of Kiwi lives,” Prof Lisa Te Morenga, the chair of non-government industry group Health Coalition Aotearoa, told The Guardian.

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Government told ‘no time to waste’ reviving smoking ban legislation
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Government told ‘no time to waste’ reviving smoking ban legislation

The Independent  

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UK Proposes Legislation to Gradually Eliminate Smoking Tobacco and Vaping
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UK Proposes Legislation to Gradually Eliminate Smoking Tobacco and Vaping

Live Law  

The British government's plan for a landmark ban on smoking and vaping, spearheaded by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, has achieved a significant milestone as it passed its inaugural test in Parliament. Despite encountering significant resistance, notably from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's own Conservative Party, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill has cleared its first hurdle. 2043 Target The 2043 target outlined …

A ban on cigarettes is the last thing we need right now
8 months, 1 week ago

A ban on cigarettes is the last thing we need right now

The Independent  

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UK set to ban tobacco sales for a ‘smoke-free’ generation. Will it work?
8 months, 1 week ago

UK set to ban tobacco sales for a ‘smoke-free’ generation. Will it work?

Al Jazeera  

The UK’s smoking ban aims to phase out sales of tobacco, which is one of the main causes of cancer deaths in Britain. Parliament approved the government’s “historic” plans to create a “smoke-free” generation on Tuesday in a bid to reduce the number of people dying from smoking-related diseases, a big burden on the country’s publicly funded National Health Service. …

UK lawmakers back landmark 'smoke-free generation' bill
8 months, 1 week ago

UK lawmakers back landmark 'smoke-free generation' bill

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. Authorities say it will create modern Britain’s “first smoke-free generation.” Under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, children turning 15 this year …

New Zealand will ban disposable e-cigarettes in bid to prevent minors from smoking
9 months ago

New Zealand will ban disposable e-cigarettes in bid to prevent minors from smoking

LA Times  

A row of vapes in an Auckland store. New Zealand said Wednesday it will ban disposable e-cigarettes, or vapes, and raise financial penalties for those who sell such products to minors. The move comes less than a month after the government repealed a unique law enacted by the previous left-leaning government to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime …

New Zealand repeals world-first smoking ban passed by Jacinda Ardern
9 months, 3 weeks ago

New Zealand repeals world-first smoking ban passed by Jacinda Ardern

The Independent  

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New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days
1 year ago

New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days

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New Zealand to repeal historic generational smoking ban in move slammed by health experts
1 year ago

New Zealand to repeal historic generational smoking ban in move slammed by health experts

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak goes it alone on smoking as New Zealand ditches nanny state cigarette ban
1 year, 1 month ago

Rishi Sunak goes it alone on smoking as New Zealand ditches nanny state cigarette ban

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak is facing fresh demands to axe his “nanny state” smoking ban after the flagship policy that it followed was torn up by the New Zealand government. But Conservative MPs urged him to change course after New Zealand’s recently elected coalition government tore up the country’s own proposals to prohibit anyone born after 2008 from ever buying tobacco. Christopher …

Sunak considering total ban on cigarettes for future generations
1 year, 3 months ago

Sunak considering total ban on cigarettes for future generations

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak is considering effectively banning smoking for future generations by gradually raising the age at which people can buy cigarettes. Mr Sunak is weighing up a similar set of measures for Britain, The Guardian reported, which would effectively ban anyone born on or after Jan 1 from ever buying cigarettes. ‘Curious’ how it will work out Speaking to the …

Labour would ban cigarette sales to stamp out smoking, says Wes Streeting
1 year, 11 months ago

Labour would ban cigarette sales to stamp out smoking, says Wes Streeting

The Telegraph  

A Labour government could ban the sale of cigarettes in order to eradicate smoking by 2030, says the shadow health secretary. Wes Streeting said Labour would consult on banning the sale and purchase of cigarettes as part of a “radical” package of measures to stamp out smoking. He told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that the Government needed to …

Antismoking law in New Zealand sets new frontier in battle over cigarettes
2 years ago

Antismoking law in New Zealand sets new frontier in battle over cigarettes

Live Mint  

Wayne Hills, an abattoir worker in New Zealand’s South Island, blames his emphysema on years of smoking before he kicked the habit three decades ago. Dave Hooker, executive director of the New Zealand Association of Convenience Stores, said his group supports the law’s aim of reducing the number of smokers but that a 90% reduction in stores seemed heavy-handed and …

New Zealand passes historic law banning next generation from ever smoking
2 years ago

New Zealand passes historic law banning next generation from ever smoking

The Independent  

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New Zealand stubs out smoking, passing wide-ranging tobacco ban
2 years ago

New Zealand stubs out smoking, passing wide-ranging tobacco ban

Firstpost  

Under legislation passed by parliament Tuesday, cigarettes will be much weaker, more difficult to buy and permanently unavailable to anyone currently under 14 years old Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand will phase in a near-total tobacco ban from next year, prohibiting anyone born after 2008 from ever purchasing cigarettes and reducing the amount of nicotine in products sold in the …

New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on youth buying cigarettes
2 years ago

New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on youth buying cigarettes

The Hindu  

New Zealand on December 13 passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. The libertarian ACT party, which opposed the bill, said many small corner stores, known in New Zealand as dairies, would go out of business because they would no longer be able to sell cigarettes. …

New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on youth buying cigarettes
2 years ago

New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on youth buying cigarettes

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand on Tuesday passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. The libertarian ACT party, which opposed the bill, said many small corner stores, known in New Zealand as dairies, would go out of business because they would no longer be able …

Chris Whitty: The smoking industry must be destroyed
2 years, 1 month ago

Chris Whitty: The smoking industry must be destroyed

The Telegraph  

The cigarette industry should be destroyed for the benefit of public health, Prof Sir Chris Whitty, the UK Government’s Chief Medical Adviser, has said. Sir Chris, who is also Chief Medical Officer for England, warned that smokers face an appalling death and said ministers are currently considering whether to bring in new policies to limit smoking. “Everyone in this room …

Anti-smoking policy 'fails' to help young smokers: Health experts
2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-smoking policy 'fails' to help young smokers: Health experts

NL Times  

Health experts and foundations are calling on the Cabinet to strengthen its anti-smoking policy as smoking becomes increasingly popular among young people. Almost four years into the government's extensive plan to eliminate smoking among young people and decrease adult smokers to 5 percent, experts believe it is time for urgent action. However, health foundations say an even more drastic solution …

Malaysia follows New Zealand, discusses bill to prohibit tobacco sales
2 years, 4 months ago

Malaysia follows New Zealand, discusses bill to prohibit tobacco sales

Hindustan Times  

Malaysia is considering a ban on smoking and the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to people born after 2007, joining New Zealand lawmakers in a once-unheard of move against one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said “In Malaysia, more than 400 people die every week because of reasons related to smoking” …

Ban smoking outside pubs and on beaches, major report suggests
2 years, 6 months ago

Ban smoking outside pubs and on beaches, major report suggests

The Independent  

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New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations
3 years ago

New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations

The Hindu  

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. "We want to make sure young people never start smoking so we will make it an offence to sell or supply smoked tobacco products …

New Zealand to ban cigarettes for future generations and go ‘smoke-free’ by 2025
3 years ago

New Zealand to ban cigarettes for future generations and go ‘smoke-free’ by 2025

The Independent  

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New Zealand comes up with unique plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for those under 14 now
3 years ago

New Zealand comes up with unique plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for those under 14 now

Firstpost  

Big tax increases have already been imposed on cigarettes in recent years and some question why they aren’t hiked even higher New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking — a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Because the current minimum age to buy cigarettes in New Zealand is 18, …

New Zealand’s plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for youth
3 years ago

New Zealand’s plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for youth

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking — a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Because the current minimum age to buy cigarettes in New Zealand is 18, the lifetime smoking ban for youth wouldn’t have an impact for a few years. Verrall said that …

New Zealand’s plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for today’s youth
3 years ago

New Zealand’s plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for today’s youth

LA Times  

New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking — a lifetime ban for those who are 14 and younger. In an interview with the Associated Press, New Zealand’s Associate Health Minister Dr. Ayesha Verrall, who is spearheading the plan, said her work at a public hospital in Wellington involved telling several smokers …

New Zealand to ban tobacco sale to people born after 2008
3 years ago

New Zealand to ban tobacco sale to people born after 2008

Al Jazeera  

The government plans to introduce a law that, starting in 2027, will lift the smoking age by a year every year. New Zealand plans to raise the legal smoking age by one year every year, effectively banning the sale of tobacco to people born after 2008. The government will introduce new legislation next year that will progressively lift the smoking …

New Zealand's plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for youth
3 years ago

New Zealand's plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for youth

India Today  

New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking — a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Being short of breath, caused by tobacco.” Smoking rates have steadily fallen in New Zealand for years, with only about 11 per cent of adults now smoking and 9 per cent smoking every day. …

Next government must increase efforts to ban smoking: lobby groups
3 years, 7 months ago

Next government must increase efforts to ban smoking: lobby groups

Dutch News  

Anti smoking lobby groups, supported by heart health charity Hartstichting, cancer charity KWF Kankerbestrijding and pharmaceuticals company Pfizer, have called on the next government to do more to ban smoking and to bring in strict regulations for alternative products, such as electronic cigarettes. De Kanter is scathing about tobacco giant Philip Morris’s attempt to promote its smoke-free product, or IQOS, …

Next government must increase efforts to ban smoking: lobby groups
3 years, 7 months ago

Next government must increase efforts to ban smoking: lobby groups

Dutch News  

Anti smoking lobby groups, supported by heart health charity Hartstichting, cancer charity KWF Kankerbestrijding and pharmaceuticals company Pfizer, have called on the next government to do more to ban smoking and to bring in strict regulations for alternative products, such as electronic cigarettes. De Kanter is scathing about tobacco giant Philip Morris’s attempt to promote its smoke-free product, or IQOS, …

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