Vape shops in Britain have been a rogue industry for years now, with unlicensed, unvetted proprietors selling dangerous products not just in plain sight, but radiating with the neon glow of dozens of garish window displays. In fact, 90 percent of vapes in the United Kingdom now come from China.These are proving to pose a […]
Vape shops in Britain have been a rogue industry for years now, with unlicensed, unvetted proprietors selling dangerous products not just in plain sight, but radiating with the neon glow of dozens of garish window displays. In fact, 90 percent of vapes in the United Kingdom now come from China. These are proving to pose a threat not just to public health , with teachers and healthcare workers sounding the alarm over a terrifying surge in teenage psychosis linked to illegal, often spice-laced vapes sold to minors , but to the public realm, with an unregistered vape shop in Glasgow causing a fire that gutted a 175-year-old landmark building and shut down Scotland’s largest railway station for over a week this past March. The…Open
Britain's "generational" smoking ban follows a model first implemented in Massachusetts, where 22 towns have enacted "Nicotine Free Generation" ordinances.
Britain’s new generational tobacco ban mirrors local ordinances first enacted in Massachusetts towns, and could set a new global precedent for officials who want to ban tobacco smoking entirely. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain passed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on April 21, banning tobacco sales to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009. The ban aims to eliminate smoking in future generations and was hailed by Health Secretary Wes Streeting as “an historic moment for the nation’s health.” DETAIL: The British law follows a model first implemented in Massachusetts, where 22 towns have enacted “Nicotine Free Generation” ordinances. Brookline is recognized as the first in the nation to implement the policy, designed to…Open
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The British Parliament is poised to pass a “generational smoking ban,” which will ban people born after 2008 from buying cigarettes. Nigel Farage has vowed to scrap it if his Reform Party takes power.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The ban was initially proposed by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and has been carried forward […] The post Farage Vows to Scrap ‘Puritanical’ New Smoking Ban. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The British Parliament is poised to pass a “generational smoking ban,” which will ban people born after 2008 from buying cigarettes. Nigel Farage has vowed to scrap it if his Reform Party takes power. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The ban was initially proposed by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and has been carried forward by incumbent Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. WHEN & WHERE: The ban is being debated in the British Parliament at present. KEY QUOTE: “The puritanical spirit of Oliver Cromwell again stalks the land.” – Nigel Farage IMPACT: The ban is expected to fuel the illicit cigarette trade and is seen as a move away from personal freedoms. As it does not cover vaping, it will also likely increase the…Open