UK bans sale of cigarettes to future generations.

[Aunt Bea]

This caught my eye, not sure how I feel about it.

“The UK Parliament has passed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, officially banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009. This legislation, set to take effect in 2027, creates a "smoke-free generation" by permanently raising the legal smoking age by one year annually.”

Bill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament

 

[hollydolly]

Yes anyone who is now 18 or younger can no longer buy tobacco products ....however I can't see how this can be workable in the future...
Imagine in 4 years time a 22 year old full beard..goes in to ask to buy cigarettes or vape.... are they going to ask him to show his ID to prove he wasn't born after 2009 ?..I don't think so...

 

[Jeni]

Will it only create a bigger instance of black market or illegal sales?
I do not think many of these make it illegal things work like some think it will.

 

[JustDave]

I'm interested, and I'll be watching, but somehow it doesn't seem workable to me.

 

[GoodEnuff]

In the US, the taxes collected from the sale of tobacco products and liquor are in the high millions. Even though the sale of tobacco and liquor is prohibited to those under the age of 21 (I think), they will never stop the sale to others. Too much money collected from it.

 

[Nathan]

Nobody likes laws that protect the public health, like seat belts and wearing a helmet for motorcycle riders.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Yes anyone who is now 18 or younger can no longer buy tobacco products ....however I can't see how this can be workable in the future...
Imagine in 4 years time a 22 year old full beard..goes in to ask to buy cigarettes or vape.... are they going to ask him to show his ID to prove he wasn't born after 2009 ?..I don't think so...

That’s how it works in the US for tobacco and alcohol sales.

There are always one or two little neighborhood stores that will look the other way to make a sale.

I understand the intent of the law but it just doesn’t seem right to me that you can be old enough to die in service to your country but you can’t choose to have a drink or a smoke.

 

[OldFeller]

It has always baffled me why people smoke.

Don't they respect their health? Do they have a death wish?

It doesn't strike you that replacing oxygen with the by product of burning leaves is a stupid idea?

How about just being able to breathe?

 

[GoodEnuff]

It has always baffled me why people drink alcohol and eat themselves into obesity.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I’ve always been baffled why people worry more about my vices than their own.