New Zealand will pass legislation to ban tobacco almost completely from next year.
The BBC reported that a law passed by the country’s parliament on Tuesday said anyone born after 2008 could not buy tobacco or tobacco products.
As a result, the number of people who have the means to buy cigarettes declines significantly each year.
New Zealand’s health minister, Dr. Ayesha Verrall, who introduced the law, said it was a step “towards a smoke-free future.”
She said the bill would limit the number of retailers nationwide that can sell smoking tobacco products to 600 from her current 6,000, and is intended to reduce the nicotine content in products to make them less addictive. added. According to the health minister, thousands of people in the country will live longer and healthier lives.
Recent statistics released by the New Zealand government show that smoking rates are already at an all-time low, with only 8% of adults smoking daily this year, compared with 9.4% last year.
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