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Sunak proposes raising smoking age every year to create 'smoke-free' generation (news.sky.com)

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[-] A2PKXG@feddit.de 17 points 1 year ago

Afaik NZ has already implemented such a rule.

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[-] Sharp312@lemmy.one 16 points 1 year ago

I feel we've done a good enough job at making smoking undesirable, effectively banning it is excessive. It would be better to focus on doing what was done to cigarettes to vapes. Kids arent smoking nearly as much but theyre vaping like mad. I see kids as young as 13-14 doing it. Vapes are allowed to look appealing, combine that with their nice smell and flavour, ofc young people are going to gravitate toward them instead.

Make it so vape packaging is bland and has similar warnings as cigarretes, and actually teach kids about addiction instead of just a hard "dont touch these". Everyone with a braincell knows that if you ban something from young people, theyre gonna do it more

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[-] TheBlue22 15 points 1 year ago

Broken clock right twice a day type of deal with Sunak

[-] SecretSauce@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

I loathe Sunak, his political party and their ideals... but this is pretty good actually Maybe he'll manage to do a single worthwhile thing

[-] aleq@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

That's gonna work splendidly since underage people would never dare to smoke!

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[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Punishing the symptom, great idea

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[-] losttourist@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

How is this supposed to be enforced? In a decade's time are shopkeepers going to have to challenge anyone buying a packet of fags who looks under 28? And then later it'll be "sorry mate, can you prove you're 44?" and so on.

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[-] Sargteapot@lemmy.nz 13 points 1 year ago

I think they should raise it by 1 year every 2 years.

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[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I don't agree with this type of stuff let people do whatever they're going to do freedom is more important

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

To me, you have the right to throw a punch. That right ends, however, at the tip of my nose.

I have no issue with smokers. I have a massive issue with the huge clouds of noxious smoke they produce. They also seem to be extremely oblivious to the effects they have on those around them.

It's akin to a drunk getting their cock out and pissing in the faces of people walking down the street.

I have no issue with nicotine use (so long as the additional health costs are covered by the taxes on it). I do have an issue with smokers, and their ability to ruin the day of those around them.

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