Legislation intended to ban today’s British children from ever legally being able to smoke has begun its journey through Parliament.

Summary

The UK has introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, aiming to make it illegal for future generations to buy cigarettes. The bill proposes gradually raising the minimum smoking age, so those born after January 1, 2009, will never be able to purchase tobacco legally.

It also includes restrictions on vape flavors and packaging to prevent youth addiction and bans smoking in certain outdoor spaces, though pub beer gardens are exempt.

Supported by the Labour Party’s majority, the legislation seeks to create a “smoke-free U.K.” and combat smoking-related deaths.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    No, I said what I would genuinely rather. I would genuinely rather have doctors wean people off of cigarettes by putting them behind a prescription barrier instead of cost rate payers huge amounts of money in the future because of some libertarian “I should be allowed to do whatever I want and fuck everyone else” bullshit.

    • Dontfearthereaper123@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      I feel like cigs on prescription is a fast way to get an oxy-like black market. You’d have people faking prescriptions to sell those cigs most likely to people who smoke more than the doctor wants them to or js children. Denmark is an example of a country which banned disposables yet a lot of teens still vape there they js buy em from dealers instead of stores thus increasing the danger for them

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        Then what’s your solution to stopping the overloading of the NHS and costing British rate payers billions of pounds due to smokers?

        • Dontfearthereaper123@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          Tax smokers more and use that money to pay for it it also works as a passive deterrent to stop smoking.

          Edit: looking up the numbers it seems they could already pay for any nhs costs that appear solely from the taxes on tobacco so thats not an issue your getting mad at nothing idk what to say except live and let live

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            What specifically gave you the idea that any of this had to do with anger? I’m not angry at people who are addicted. I think they are placing an unfair burden on the system.

            I think people who believe that smoking is some sort of human right, which is where this started, are extremely silly though.

            Also, please show me the numbers you looked up.