While implementation seems tricky, it's the right thing to do and would lead the world in stopping this once and for all.
this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2024
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Oh yes because prohibition has worked so many times in the past. You'll take my smokes from my cold cancer ridden hands
That'll be easy because te chemotherapy will have reduced your grip strength to that of a baby.
I doubt that the UK could lead anything on this front. Drugs which are already banned in the UK are still consumed in the UK and beyond. I do not think it's possible to stop humanity from consuming drugs (incl. tobacco and alcohol). It's something we have done for thousands of years for a wide variety of reasons.
Banning alcohol didn't work in the long-term during the Prohibition era in America. People will always find a way to access these things, they will just be less safe whilst doing so and their money will not be taxed.
New Zealand tried a similar tobacco ban in 2022, and it got repealed about a year later in order to fund tax cuts (if I am remembering correctly). I forsee this going the same way if it actually passes.
You want to really help respiratory health you actually go after industrial polluters with a regulatory body with teeth and bite strength of several Rottweilers... but that's none of my business. Sips tea
If I understand this proposal they're not making smoking illegal for those born after 2009, just the purchase of tobacco products. As such, I can't really see what this is going to achieve.