Supervisor Elham AbolFateh
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New Zealand Discusses Legislation to Deter Next Generation from Smoking


Wed 27 Jul 2022 | 11:35 AM
Ahmed Moamar

New Zealand lawmakers have pledged to pass legislation, the first of its kind in the world, that will prevent the next generation from being able to legally buy cigarettes.

The new legislation is an attempt to deter the new generation from smoking, by gradually raising the purchase age so that teenagers cannot legally buy cigarettes.

In addition to setting the age of purchase, the measures will significantly reduce the proportion of nicotine in cigarettes, forcing companies to sell it only through specialized tobacco stores, rather than providing it in groceries and kiosks scattered in the streets.

The new measures, which were discussed in Parliament, are the first of their kind in the world.