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The government announces that it will begin increasing the legal age by one year for purchasing tobacco every year beginning in 2025, effectively preventing future generations from legally purchasing tobacco products. The plan also involves decreasing the nicotine content of tobacco, limiting licenses for the sale of tobacco, and increasing funding for anti-addiction services. Electronic cigarettes, which are more popular among younger generations in New Zealand, will not be subject to the ban.

New Zealand to ban smoking for next generation in bid to outlaw habit by 2025

Sources:  The Guardian


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  1. New Zealand announces it will begin increasing the legal age for purchasing tobacco by one year every year starting in 2025, meaning that future generations will never be able to legally purchase tobacco, as well as decreasing the nicotine content of tobacco, limiting licenses for its sale, and increasing funding to addiction services. Electronic cigarettes, which are more popular among younger generations in New Zealand, will not be subject to the ban.
  2. The government of New Zealand announces it will begin increasing the legal age for purchasing tobacco by one year every year starting in 2025, effectively preventing future generations from ever legally purchasing tobacco products. This plan also involves decreasing the nicotine content of tobacco, limiting licenses for its sale, and increasing funding to addiction services. Electronic cigarettes, which are more popular among younger generations in New Zealand, will not be subject to the ban.
  3. The government announces it will begin increasing the legal age for purchasing tobacco by one year every year starting in 2025, effectively preventing future generations from ever legally purchasing tobacco products. This plan also involves decreasing the nicotine content of tobacco, limiting licenses for its sale, and increasing funding to anti-addiction services. Electronic cigarettes, which are more popular among younger generations in New Zealand, will not be subject to the ban.
  4. The New Zealand government announces that it will begin increasing the legal age for purchasing tobacco by one year every year beginning in 2025, effectively preventing future generations from legally purchasing tobacco products. The plan also involves decreasing the nicotine content of tobacco, limiting licenses for the sale of tobacco, and increasing funding for anti-addiction services. Electronic cigarettes, which are more popular among younger generations in New Zealand, will not be subject to the ban.
  5. The government announces that it will begin increasing the legal age for purchasing tobacco by one year every year beginning in 2025, effectively preventing future generations from legally purchasing tobacco products. The plan also involves decreasing the nicotine content of tobacco, limiting licenses for the sale of tobacco, and increasing funding for anti-addiction services. Electronic cigarettes, which are more popular among younger generations in New Zealand, will not be subject to the ban.
  6. The government announces that it will begin increasing the legal age by one year for purchasing tobacco every year beginning in 2025, effectively preventing future generations from legally purchasing tobacco products. The plan also involves decreasing the nicotine content of tobacco, limiting licenses for the sale of tobacco, and increasing funding for anti-addiction services. Electronic cigarettes, which are more popular among younger generations in New Zealand, will not be subject to the ban.

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