cigarette ban for anyone born after 2000

[BrilloPad]

Tasmania considers cigarette ban for anyone born after 2000 - Telegraph

Something I have been thinking about for a while - I really hope this is adopted internationally.

[Troll]

Whatever happened to tolerance?

[The Spartan]

Again what happened to freedom of choice?

[SupremeSpod]

Whatever happened to tolerance?

Erm are we talking about smokers tolerating non-smokers or non-smokers tolerating smokers?

Just asking, like...

[cojak]

Again what happened to freedom of choice?

WHS.

[eek]

Again what happened to freedom of choice?

It's quite simply. Selling cigarettes will br illegal however it's legal to sell to existing addicts.

[hyperD]

Today: cigarettes.
Tomorrow: alcohol and KFC.

Still, no amount of banning will stop those determined to make their own choices. I think a quick look back in time will show that.

[The Spartan]

It's a slippery slope next up it will be alcohol once they've finished with cigarettes then it will be salt and then whatever else they feel like

[escapeUK]

Im torn on this one. Firstly we are overpopulated, so giving people the freedom to end their life quicker must be a good thing. On the other hand its a disgusting dirty habit so a total ban would seem worthwhile.

How about banning smoking but starting state run suicide booths?

[Notascooby]

Where's the freedom of choice in the UK to buy any medicine or class A/B drug?

Why should a known carcinogenic be any different, especially when proven to a passive affect?

I personally think that ciggies should be by prescription only and only sold in chemists. Yes this will drive an illegal black market but it will also prevent a huge number from taking it up.

Ban advertising, remove the brands and prescribe a very few number of varients. Set-up mandatory addiction programmes anyone new asking for ciggies on prescription and limit further the places where smoking can occur, not within 1 mile of a school, .25 miles of a public building e.g hospital, library etc.