Daring FireballApr 24
United Kingdom to Pass Smoking Ban Only for Those Who Are Not Yet Legal Adults
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/23/united-kingdom-smoking-ban
United Kingdom to Pass Smoking Ban Only for Those Who Are Not Yet Legal Adults

Link to: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/uk-smoking-ban-2009.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dVA.f9yJ.YMVg9N8QOlio

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Show threadBhavyang PauApr 24
@daringfireball There was something similar in New Zealand. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/27/new-zealand-scraps-world-first-smoking-generation-ban-to-fund-tax-cuts
New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts

Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives

The Guardian
Show threadNick VanceApr 24
@paubhavyang @daringfireball
But another party in NZ repealed it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_in_New_Zealand#Smokefree_generation
Smoking in New Zealand - Wikipedia

Show threadBhavyang Pau
@nick @daringfireball Yeah, that's pretty much what the article says. And also that's why I used "there was"! 😄
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