A bill banning anyone born after 2008 from buying tobacco in the UK has completed its progress through parliament in a move that ministers hope will create a “smoke-free generation”.
Under the tobacco and vapes bill anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 will never be able to be legally sold tobacco across the UK, in an effort to save lives and reduce the burden on the NHS.
because those born after 2008, in most cases, likely haven’t started smoking yet. so it’s easier.
If they out right ban it, and I can say this as someone who has FINALLY quit smoking after god knows how many attempts, they’d be in a world of hurt. The last thing you would want is a very large populace of people who are all angry and craving for a nic fix. Shit is harder to quit than many hardcore drugs. I stopped drinking years ago and quitting smoking was 10x harder than that.