Has any country successfully implemented a rolling ban? E.g., a “no one born after 2010 can buy tobacco products”, sort of thing. Seems like an obvious solution to me, so I’m curious why it isn’t implemented.
New Zealand had it ready to start but then it got repealed at the last minute
The UK government was about to push something similar through in a bundle of policy trying to garner support, they’ve just called an election instead so the current governments plans have all gone down the drain
So, no, not yet, but we got close a couple of times
Has any country successfully implemented a rolling ban? E.g., a “no one born after 2010 can buy tobacco products”, sort of thing. Seems like an obvious solution to me, so I’m curious why it isn’t implemented.
New Zealand had it ready to start but then it got repealed at the last minute
The UK government was about to push something similar through in a bundle of policy trying to garner support, they’ve just called an election instead so the current governments plans have all gone down the drain
So, no, not yet, but we got close a couple of times
Yeah, I was disappointed when NZ fumbled at the last minute. I hope other countries will try.
The other day a colleague said this:
“I imagine a 40y/o outside the tobacco shop, asking a 41y/o to buy them some tobacco”
Yeah…
While the scenario might be a bit amusing to imagine, is it a problem?
Even if it is, it sounds like a less serious problem than a 17-year-old asking an 18-year-old to buy them some tobacco…
Because people are tired of the nanny state and people like them.