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 meantime. READ:
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 meantime.
The legislation effectively raises the smoking age every year, and is designed to almost immediately reduce the number of people using tobacco products. “Thousands of people will live longer, healthier lives and the health system will be NZ$5 billion better off from not needing to treat the illnesses caused by smoking, such as numerous types of cancer, heart attacks, strokes, amputations,” she said in a statement.However, the “Smokefree Environments” bill passed Tuesday is designed to reduce that number to less than five percent by 2025.
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