Global Anti-Smoking <br />Campaigns Continue , Despite New Zealand Reversal.<br />BBC reports that New Zealand's decision to scrap <br />its landmark smoking ban may represent <br />a setback for global anti-smoking campaigns.<br />In the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak is looking to create a <br />"smoke-free generation," where anyone under the age of 14 <br />will never be able to legally buy any tobacco product.<br />According to data from Cancer Research, <br />nine in ten people claim they started <br />smoking before reaching the age of 21.<br />The strict policy is believed to have been inspired by a <br />similar crackdown in New Zealand preventing anyone <br />born after 2008 from purchasing tobacco products.<br />The sweeping legislation also limited <br />where tobacco could be sold and reduced the <br />amount of nicotine that products could contain.<br />However, New Zealand's new government, <br />which was voted into power in October <br />of 2023, are moving to repeal the law. .<br />BBC reports that countries around the world <br />still have plans for raising "smoke-free generations.".<br />Mexico currently has some of the world's <br />strictest anti-smoking laws, including bans at <br />beaches, parks and even some private homes. .<br />Canada has announced plans <br />to cut tobacco use nationwide <br />to under 5% by the year 2035. .<br />Earlier this year, Canada became the first country to <br />require health warnings printed on individual cigarettes.<br />The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that <br />smoking bans in public places, workplaces and public <br />transport are in place for over 25% of the world's population.<br />The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that <br />smoking bans in public places, workplaces and public <br />transport are in place for over 25% of the world's population
