Anyone aged 14 or under will never be able to legally buy tobacco for the rest of their lives when a new law takes effect under the Government's smokefree plan. People born after 2009 could become New Zealand’s first-ever smokefree generation, in a policy move that is expected to bring $5 billion in health savings. Legislators are working through exactly which age group will be the first ever smokefree generation and setting the nicotine level in tobacco for older groups. READ MORE:* Government to ban tobacco sales to young people for their lifetime in first-ever 'smokefree generation'* Health advocates send minister outsized open letter to encourage action on smokefree plan* DHBs throw weight behind Smokefree 2025 but finalised plan remains unseenRobert Charles/Stuff An entire generation will never be able to legally buy tobacco in New Zealand under the Smokefree 2025 plans. The first aspect to come into force from 2023 will be a life-long ban on tobacco sales.

Source: Stuff December 10, 2021 01:32 UTC