Cigarette ban for everyone born after 2004

• April 17 2021, by Willy van Knippenberg
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New Zealand is considering a ban on cigarette sales to anyone born after 2004.

New Zealand aims to be smoke-free by 2025. To achieve this goal, the government has launched several striking proposals. For example, anyone born after 2004 would never be able to buy cigarettes again.

The rigorous plan illustrates the New Zealand government's decisive anti-smoking policy. By comparison, the Netherlands also aims to have a smoke-free generation by 2040. The Dutch government has set a goal of ensuring that children no longer start smoking by 2040.

Lower nicotine content

New Zealand is also considering significantly reducing nicotine levels in tobacco products, banning filters, setting a minimum price for tobacco, and reducing the number of points of sale.

But the plans also drew criticism. The proposals, for instance, would push cigarette shops toward bankruptcy and could create a large black market for tobacco. The right-wing political party ACT said that lowering nicotine levels would actually cause more harm: "New Zealand smokers who can least afford it will spend more on their habit and, in turn, cause more harm to those around them."

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