Denmark proposes ban on selling cigarettes to people born after 2010

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Denmark has unveiled plans to ban the sale of cigarettes and nicotine products to any citizens born after 2010.

The move aims to prevent the next generation of Danes from touching any form of tobacco, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke told a press conference.

"If necessary, we are ready to ban sales to this generation [born in 2010] by gradually raising the purchase age limit," Heunicke said.

Under current rules, Danish citizens under the age of 18 are banned from buying tobacco or smoking electronic cigarettes.

But around 31% of people aged between 15 and 29 still smoke, Heunicke said.

The Health Minister added that smoking is the leading cause of cancer in the Nordic country, causing 13,600 deaths a year.

According to a survey commissioned by the Danish Cancer Association, 64% of respondents are in favour of the plan to ban the sale of cigarettes to those born after 2010. Among 18-34-year-olds, 67% of those surveyed were in favour.

In December, New Zealand announced that it would gradually ban the sale of tobacco from 2027 by raising the age at which it can be purchased.

In Denmark, the Social Democrat government also intends to tackle alcohol consumption among young people.

Authorities plan to raise the age limit for the purchase of alcoholic beverages from 16 to 18 for all drinks containing less than 16.5% alcohol.

HighOnPoker on March 16th, 2022 at 03:19 UTC »

The year is 2131. An old man stands outside a convenience store, shriveled and coughing. He looks ready to die. An even more decrepit man hovers past in his hover chair. The first man pleas, “Hey man, can you buy me some smokes. I’m only 111.” The older man on the scooter rolls his eyes. Being 122 years old meant he got requests like this every time he passed by the convenience store. He didn’t even know why the store still carried cigarettes. It was just him and maybe a dozen or so dodecogenarians in the neighborhood. But then he just let out a sigh and responded, “Sure kid. Hang out here. What’ll it be?” He held out his hand and the comparative kid handed him a hundred. “Keep the change,” he offered. The old man laughed and hovered into the store. In his head he thought, “Like there’ll be any change! Hrmph!”

skepticallytruthful on March 15th, 2022 at 21:38 UTC »

12 year olds are not gonna like this.

Meanwhile 13 yr olds celebrating with a stick of marlboro

39thAccount on March 15th, 2022 at 21:34 UTC »

Year 2040 and 30 year olds getting their mums to buy them smokes lol