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New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts (www.theguardian.com)
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Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives

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[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

Banning it for existing addicts is tough and can be cruel. Stopping new addicts is easy and a gift for life