No death by smokes for those born after 2000 in Tassy (!!!)

[EbbTide000]

No ciggies for those born after 2000 in Tassy. TASMANIA'S upper house is calling for a ban on cigarette sales to anyone born after the year 2000. The state's legislative council has unanimously backed a motion that would effectively start phasing out tobacco sales from 2018, the ABC has reported. The ban would begin taking effect once people born in 2000 turned 18. Independent MP Ivan Dean said the move would stop young people from taking up the habit. "This would mean that we would have a generation of people not exposed to tobacco products," he said. The move comes less than a week after the High Court ruled in favour of the federal government's introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes. Tasmanian health minister Michelle O'Byrne has asked the state's Commissioner for Children to look at the proposal, the report said. Tasmania has the highest rates of smoking in Australia. Tasmania calls for ban on cigarette sales to those born after year 2000 | News.com.au

[EbbTide000]

Dear Reader I lost my mum and best friend in 1981 from panceatic cancer (smoking related). A doctor said to me "I'm sorry about what happened to your mother but if it is any consolation I personally sent her black postcard to the Prime Minister". You see, dear reader, in 1981 hospital Doctors had got together and were sending one black postcard to the Prime Minister of Australia for each patient that died of smoking related illnes. I am thrilled that 31 years after the death of my mum and best friend, Tasmania is leading the world in what must finally be done. Brave Tasmania. Cigarettes and death More deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by all deaths from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined. (WOW) Cigarette smoking causes about 1 of every 5 deaths in the United States each year. CDC - Fact Sheet - Tobacco-Related Mortality - Smoking & Tobacco Use

[rosebanks123]

The new law passed now about increasing the cigarettes tax is necessary to keep the people from buying cigarettes and improve health.

[JoeyBelgier]

I'm a smoker but I hope this helps. On the other hand, pot is illegal and widespread as well, but yeah sure, taking risks for nicotine may be a bit far sought.

[Woodstock]

I'm a smoker but I hope this helps. On the other hand, pot is illegal and widespread as well, but yeah sure, taking risks for nicotine may be a bit far sought. The difference is pot is completely natural so people can easily grow it if they don't get caught. And more people use it because they know it can't hurt them and can actually help people with some diseases. If all tobacco was illegal, less people would use it compared to weed.

[JoeyBelgier]

Sure, commercial cigarettes consist more of fabricated crap than real tobacco, but real tobacco isn't all that hard to grow. But as I stated myself, I'd doubt indeed that people, actual not-yet-smokers, would get themselves into trouble just for some nicotine.

[StonedApe]

Sure, commercial cigarettes consist more of fabricated crap than real tobacco, but real tobacco isn't all that hard to grow. But as I stated myself, I'd doubt indeed that people, actual not-yet-smokers, would get themselves into trouble just for some nicotine. They don't have to grow it though, they just have to get someone older to buy it for them. This won't stop people from starting smoking, and once your hooked you aren't gonna stop just because some asshole tells you it's the law. Less people would probably use it than weed, but this won't make cigarettes go away. The fact that some people cannot control themselves and become addicts does not mean that we need the government to tell people what recreational drugs they can and can't use. Nor does this method work effectively to help people who are addicts, because then you are not only an "addict" but also a "criminal" and "bad" or "defective" in the eyes of society. Drug prohibition does not work, it doesn't matter what drug it is.

[EbbTide000]

I just heard this on 6-o-clock news: Plain packaging laws for cigarettes starts tomorrow | Rockhampton Morning Bulletin advance Australia fair. (Yipee)