New Zealand has passed a new law that will make it illegal for the next generation to buy cigarettes.
A law passed by New Zealand would make it impossible for people under the age of 14 to buy cigarettes for life.
New Zealand Health Minister Ayesha Worrall said the law would allow thousands of people to live longer, healthier lives and save billions of dollars in costs related to smoking-related diseases such as cancer, heart attacks and strokes. can become
Under this law, tobacco will never be sold to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009.
This means that even after 50 years, a person trying to buy cigarettes in New Zealand must prove with an identity card that they are at least 63 years old.
Local health officials expect the law will make New Zealand a smoke-free country very soon.
The new law stipulates that the nicotine content of cigarettes will be drastically reduced as they will be sold in tobacconist shops instead of general stores.
Ayesha Worral said in Parliament there was no good reason to allow the sale of a product that kills 50 percent of the people who use it.
He said that once this law is passed, we will be able to end this addiction in the future.
76 votes were cast in favor of this law, while 43 deputies were against.
The bill will come into effect in 2023 and will only target tobacco products while keeping the use of e-cigarettes legal.
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