2024-04-22 17:18:40
Historically, the The United Kingdom took a momentous step towards the eradication of tobacco consumption in the country, by approving a bill that prohibits those under fifteen years of age from buying cigarettes.
This legislation, if it goes forward, would ensure that young people born after January 1, 2009 become the first generation free of nicotine addiction in the United Kingdom.
Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak managed to clear the initial hurdle by getting the bill passed in the House of Commons, with strong support of 383 votes in favor and just 67 against.
However, this approval is not a victory, because although Sunak had the support of the Labor opposition to carry out this crucial measure, full approval is still a long way off.
Proof of this was Business Minister Kemi Badenoch, who expressed concern about the impact on individual rights and the difficulty in enforcing the policy.
Details of the Anti-Tobacco Law
He bill bans the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after January 1, 2009, increasing the tobacco purchasing age each year.
Besides, includes provisions to regulate the display, contents, flavors and packaging of vaporizers and nicotine productsas well as new restrictions on their sale to make them less attractive to children.
This initiative places the UK at the global forefront in the fight against smoking, establishing an unprecedented generational ban. If the bill becomes law, the UK will have one of the strictest anti-smoking laws in the world.
2024-04-22 17:18:40