Author: moonswamp

The New Zealand government has announced a groundbreaking plan to ban the sale of cigarettes to future generations, as part of its ambitious goal to become virtually smoke-free by 2025. Health Minister Ayesha Verrall unveiled the proposed legislation on Thursday, which will now go before parliament for consideration. Under the new law, anyone under the age of 14 when the legislation takes effect will never be able to legally purchase tobacco products. "We want to ensure that young people never start smoking. That's why selling or supplying smokable tobacco products to new cohorts of young people will be a criminal…