Newfoundland and Labrador has floated an eyebrow-raising trial balloon in a bid to further the public health fight against tobacco and nicotine.
The provincial government will ask residents this month for public feedback on a number of increased smoking regulations, including the possibility of a total ban on the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to people born after a certain date."At the end of the day, we may not make any changes, but this is a consultation process to determine what, if any, changes will be made,” said Tom Osborne, the province’s minister of health.
"The overwhelming majority of smokers begin as teenagers under age, and therefore we need to have stronger measures," he said. He said the rates for vaping in the province are"startling," quoting surveys that suggest 50 per cent of high schoolers in Newfoundland have ever or are continuing to vape. "If... in some way the industry can figure out a way to get around the limitations and still profit from their existing consumers, they may not be so quick to fight this legislation," he said.
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