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 to sell cigarettes. “There won’t be better outcomes for New Zealanders.” She said the gradual ban amounted to “nanny-state prohibition” that would end up creating a large black market. New Zealand already restricts cigarette sales to those aged 18 and over, requires tobacco packs to come with graphic health warnings and cigarettes to be sold in standardized packs.

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