Exclusive: Sources say law could gradually increase smoking age to ultimately prevent sales to people born after certain year

Rishi Sunak is considering introducing some of the world’s toughest anti-smoking measures that would in effect ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, the Guardian has learned.

Whitehall sources said the prime minister was looking at measures similar to those brought in by New Zealand last December. They involved steadily increasing the legal smoking age so tobacco would end up never being sold to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009.

  • Vode An
    9•1 year ago

    Good on you! That’s awesome. thankfully I’m not inhaling anything anymore, but damn if it’s hard to quit the substance entirely. Big ups to everyone who made it out though.

    • @SpeedLimit55
      9•1 year ago

      Yeah its tough, just do your best and stick with it. Now my only nicotine is from a cigar a few times a year.

      • Vode An
        0•1 year ago

        Nice, what type? I’m not a cigar guy, but if I ever encounter a Cohiba I’m going to try it.

        • @SpeedLimit55
          3•1 year ago

          Just random cigars from samplers like Rocky Patel, Oliva, Romeo y Julieta. Had a Cohiba my buddy brought back a while back. It was good but not mind blowing.