New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations

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1. NBC News

   New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations ↗ (opens NBC News)

   Published Dec 8, 2021

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   A government proposal would bar those 14 and under from ever buying cigarettes starting in 2027, in one of the world's toughest crackdowns on tobacco.

2. Al Jazeera

   New Zealand to ban tobacco sale to people born after 2008 ↗ (opens Al Jazeera)

   Published Dec 8, 2021

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   The government plans to introduce a law that, starting in 2027, will lift the smoking age by a year every year.

3. France 24

   Extinguishing smoking: New Zealand to ban cigarettes for next generation ↗ (opens France 24)

   Published Dec 8, 2021

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   New Zealand plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the world's toughest crackdowns on the tobacco industry, arguing that other efforts to extinguish smoking…

4. The Daily Signal

   New Zealand Moves to Make It Impossible for Next Generation to Smoke Cigarettes ↗ (opens The Daily Signal)

   Published Dec 8, 2021

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   New Zealand’s government proposed legislation that may eventually outlaw smoking for the country’s next generation.

5. Deutsche Welle

   New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for next generations | DW ↗ (opens Deutsche Welle)

   Published Dec 8, 2021

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   People aged 14 and under in 2027 might never legally be able to buy cigarettes in New Zealand as the country aims to create a "smoke-free" generation.

6. Washington Examiner

   New Zealand to pass lifetime ban on tobacco for next generation ↗ (opens Washington Examiner)

   Published Dec 8, 2021

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   New Zealand could be the first smoke-free country in a generation.