Neal Freiman
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard 11 Jun
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Is a Mets fan.
This is not the first generational smoking ban in the world.
The Maldives have one on the books.
They are banning tobacco for anyone born in 2007 or later.
That went into effect last year.
Now, the first country to do this was actually New Zealand back in 2022.
And remember when this happened, they they said no one after this particular date can can buy tobacco.
cigarettes or tobacco, which is something that the UK did.
What's interesting is that the next year, a new government came into New Zealand and scrapped that facing pressure from retailers and the tobacco industry.
So now that is not in the books.
It'll be interesting to see whether future administrations or future UK governments keep this all around because it went in and out in an instant in New Zealand.
And I'm interested to see what France does, because last year, France, you know, they're known for their cigarette smoking, but they have been cracking down.
Last year, France banned smoking in most public areas, like at the beach.
or parks.
So, you know, across Europe, places that have smoked a lot of cigarettes are certainly cracking down from just the overall public health messaging that they've reported over the past few decades that's led to a decline, a significant decline in tobacco use.
And the final note on this, this is news to me, the royal ascent.
So you mentioned that
The parliament passed this bill, but it has to also get approval or a signature from the King of England.
I did not know the King of England or the Queen of England was involved in the legislative process in the UK.
But yes, the King of England must formally sign off on new laws passed by parliament through a process known as royal assent.
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