New Zealand plans to ban the sale of tobacco to its future generation, in order to eventually eliminate smoking.

Anyone born after 2008 will not be able to buy cigarettes or tobacco products during their lifetime, under a law which is expected to come into effect next year. The country’s Minister of Health, Dr Ayesha Verall, said that they want to ensure that young people never start smoking. The country’s health ministry announced a sweeping crackdown on smoking on Thursday. The government also introduced certain tobacco controls, as a part of which, it has significantly restricted the places where cigarettes can be sold, to remove them from supermarkets and corner stores. The number of shops authorized to sell cigarettes will be brought down to less than 500 from about 8,000 at present… (BBC, December 9, 2021)