Summary

The UK has introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, aiming to make it illegal for future generations to buy cigarettes. The bill proposes gradually raising the minimum smoking age, so those born after January 1, 2009, will never be able to purchase tobacco legally.

It also includes restrictions on vape flavors and packaging to prevent youth addiction and bans smoking in certain outdoor spaces, though pub beer gardens are exempt.

Supported by the Labour Party’s majority, the legislation seeks to create a “smoke-free U.K.” and combat smoking-related deaths.

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    5 hours ago

    People who don’t like cancer and want to take the insane pressure these death sticks put on the health service.

    Who in their right mind supports mega corps selling addictive cancer causing products to young people?

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      The point is prohibition doesn’t work. I would prefer no young person ever try cigarettes, or nicotine in any form. But I don’t think that’s realistic.

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        You know this, but nicotine isn’t the problem. It’s all the other crap in them.

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          Sure, but on another level yes, nicotine is a problem. It’s super fucking addictive and I hate my dependence on it. And harsher regulation on nicotine products in my area have ironically made it tougher to ween myself off.

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        It works really well for kids. They aren’t even trying to ban it for adults.

        Raising the age from 16 to 18 had a massive effect when I was young.

        This will most likely dramatically decrease smoking in young people and that’s great.

        It’s not 100% or nothing.

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          I’d love to be wrong about this. But I started smoking at 20, and while I’ve kicked cigarettes for good I couldn’t make quitting nicotine stick.