Scottish Government consider matching Rishi Sunak's smoking ban for young people

The Prime Minister outlined plans to slowly increase the age people can buy cigarettes, essentially outlawing them for 14-year-olds of today, following in the footsteps of New Zealand.

Smoking remains a devolved power, however, utilised when the indoors ban was introduced in Scotland. of the border before the rest of the UK.

SNP ministers have previously outlined that they want to "raise a tobacco free generation by 2034” and civil servants are working on "refreshing" the tobacco plan, considering a similar age-phased approach.

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[AlGorithm-nq]

How about the Scottish Government concentrate on improving life in Scotland instead of jumping on headline grabbers like this nonsense.

[chongxina]

It has nothing to do with smoking and everything to do with digital ID.

[doulostheou]

The most ridiculous law ever. I am not a smoker. I hate smoking, but I think if a person wants to smoke they have that right, as long as it is not within a public indoor space. This will criminalise even more young people and give real criminals something else to sell on the streets along with other drugs. If this goes ahead, I think it will make the drug problem worse. Young people who would never in the past take drugs, will go to drug dealers to get cigarettes and will be offered heroin, cocaine, fentanyl etc Let everyone eat, drink, smoke what ever they want, as long as they are not harming anyone else.

[gazzadee]

I'm a smoker. And sorry but this ban won't stop smoking 🤣 it will only increase crimes of illegal dealings. People will still go abroad and buy cigarettes, people will still get other to go in for them, people will still smoke at home. It's ridiculous. Why not focus right now on the big deal like how nearly every family is struggling still to pay bills and buy food

[tomalebine]

I would like to know when banning something actually worked….. I’LL WAIT

[sallyannwheeler]

I’m an ex smoker, of most of my life. I’ve never heard anything so ludicrous. I am all for trying to prevent young ones smoking, for obvious reasons, but this is absurd! Mae’n gwallgof!!!👎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[paddymeboy]

It's a dilemma for them isn't it? They don't want to look less right-on than the Tories - but they certainly don't want to look like they're copying them!

[baitcat]

If you are a dealer get your tobacco links ready. You'll make a fortune. More than you'll make selling class A.

[plweis]

Pathetic sideline issue. Immigration immigration immigration

[TheOrder]

Doesnt everyone see the connection here? Omg we are literally turning into a muslim country with their laws being slid in quietly or under different terms and names

[TheDocster]

Another nanny state law, getting really fed up with these upper class twits deciding absolutely insane rules. Honestly don't have a grip how the common people live. Kids will always gain access to things they shouldn't. And as for a smoke free generation, don't make me laugh. All these ideas have been tried, tested and failed.

[chrisserna]

Jesus, so much cash will be made, selling cigs to 16 years olds used to be lucrative, just wait till it's 20 year olds 😂 soo much cash

[mansonnanson]

Oh, humza.... When is that election mate? I want to express my feelings for you, asian-decent, boys and girls.

[clownofthetimes]

The drug in which my body is addicted to says this is wrong.

[spiderman]

Be prepared for a new tax that everyone will have to pay

[liamsmith]

Sunaks smoking ban lol. No it was not his idea, he is following new Zealand

[Dairy]

Ban ban ban ban ban. How very authoritarian of you.
History teaches that banning what the people want doesn’t work out too well. USA prohibition that worked out well didn’t it.

[garyhaskins]

Suprised he hasnt tryed to lower the age of consent considering his back ground

[tyriq]

Imagine paying 20 quid for a box of tobacco 😂 it should be banned

[unionjackjackson]

Why? Kids don’t use tobacco these days they prefer vapes and helium.