Nonetheless, this is the sort of nanny state behavior that shows a complete lack of trust in education of people to look out for their own good. I can also see how this is going to lead to a business opportunity for those born before 2008. 4/21/26 Guardian:
A bill banning anyone born after 2008 from buying tobacco in the UK has completed its progress through parliament in a move that ministers hope will create a “smoke-free generation”.
Under the tobacco and vapes bill anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 will never be able to be legally sold tobacco across the UK, in an effort to save lives and reduce the burden on the NHS.
The bill will become legislation when it receives royal assent next week. Its long journey through both houses of parliament began when it was introduced on 5 November 2024 and ended on Tuesday, when the House of Lords approved amendments made by MPs in House of Commons.
Ministers hope it will end the sale of tobacco products altogether over time and break the cycle of addiction and the disadvantages associated with tobacco.
Smoking leads to 400,000 hospital admissions and 64,000 deaths a year in England alone and costs the NHS £3bn in treatments for tobacco-related illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. It is estimated to involve total costs to society of between £21.3bn and £27.6bn a year in England, mainly through lost productivity.
The more the government does for you, the more excuses they have for telling you what to do. Can a ban on red meat or even meat in general be far off.
When I was young, outside liquor stores, young women would approach me to buy them beer. I never did it, but I can see how a greedy person or of low morals could have taken advantage of this. Tobacco is the same problem.
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