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worldnews@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2年前

UK's PM Sunak proposes raising smoking age every year to create 'smoke-free' generation

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UK's PM Sunak proposes raising smoking age every year to create 'smoke-free' generation

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worldnews@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2年前

Sunak proposes raising smoking age every year to create 'smoke-free' generation

Rishi Sunak has proposed raising the smoking age every year in a move welcomed by health charities but criticised by those in the tobacco industry.

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Prohibition has never turned out this way though. If there’s a market there will be so many black market sellers that the convenience factor will quickly become irrelevant. It could also make smoking cool again.

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