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    The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 9 Dec 2021

    New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking — a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Under a new law the government plans to pass next year, the minimum age to buy cigarettes would keep rising each year.http://apne.ws/K0iNFx7 

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      2. Salepis‏ @nalepis 9 Dec 2021
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        Yes, prohibition has worked wonders in the past for alcohol and drugs.

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      1. Charlie Toff‏ @ToffCharlie 9 Dec 2021
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        Not sure why tobacco is still on the market --anywhere -- given what we know. I guess governments can't bring themselves to ban. But I have to give New Zealand credit.

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      2. Black Lives Matterhorn +Fastpass+‏ @GopWeasels 9 Dec 2021
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        Related yet unsurprising news: Absolutely nobody in New Zealand government has ever met a teenager.

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      3. A‏ @adhsculptures 9 Dec 2021
        Replying to @GopWeasels @AP

        what? you do know this is not being brought in by this government, it was the previous governments' policy, the right-wing government before this

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      2. A‏ @adhsculptures 9 Dec 2021
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        It isn't her policy Mikael. This is a law brought in under the previous government in 2012, it will be implemented in 2025. Try and get your facts correct before bitching about it.

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      1. Laurie J.D.‏ @LaurieMcElhatt1 9 Dec 2021
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        Wow, works for me. That’d never happen here (US). We can’t seem to even require vaccines which seems so basic. The snow flakes are melting over being told what to do.

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      2. Jeff Ramos‏ @IamJeffsLiver 9 Dec 2021
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        It may work. It also might lead to the creation of a weird black market for tobacco products. I suppose we won't know one way or another for years to come

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      3. A‏ @adhsculptures 9 Dec 2021
        Replying to @IamJeffsLiver @AP

        Hardly anyone one young smokes here anyway, they are not on display in shops, they are only sold in blank boxes with big warning signs.

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