From next year, New Zealand will implement a near-total Cigeratte ban.
According to the BBC, a law voted by the country’s parliament on Tuesday states that anyone born after 2008 will be unable to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products.
As a result, the number of people who can afford to buy tobacco is decreasing year after year.
New Zealand’s Minister Health Dr. Ayesha Verrall, who proposed the bill, said it was a step “towards a smoke-free future”.
The Use Of Cigeratte/Tobacco Declined Globally – WHO (Photos)
She went on to say that the measure was intended to restrict the number of outlets allowed to sell smoked tobacco products to 600 countrywide, down from 6,000 currently, and to lower nicotine levels in goods to make them less addictive.
Thousands of individuals in the country will live longer and healthier lives, according to the Health Minister.
According to the most recent official statistics issued in New Zealand, the smoking rate is already at historic lows, with only 8% of adults smoking daily this year, down from 9.4% last year.
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