I notice myself feeling negative towards these laws.
This isn’t even an absolute rejection on my part, I’m just worried that governments are sliding too much towards paternalism without properly considering the downsides of their legislation.
I do agree that every ban should be well-justified and well thought out. I think it is worth noting that this law has been two years in the making. They have received written evidence from 88 different stakeholders, most of whom are Big Tobacco or Big Vape backed organizations. Honestly, I think the big problem with the bill is that they only applied the generational ban to cigarettes; vaping and other nicotine products will still be available to them.EDIT: Turns out the law bans both cigarettes and vapes. EDIT2: Only cigarettes will be banned. Some outlets seem to have mistakenly reported that vapes are included in the generational ban.
(Protecting civil liberties is a popular argument for Big Tobacco / Vape lobbyists to use against stricter laws. )
I notice myself feeling negative towards these laws.
This isn’t even an absolute rejection on my part, I’m just worried that governments are sliding too much towards paternalism without properly considering the downsides of their legislation.
I do agree that every ban should be well-justified and well thought out. I think it is worth noting that this law has been two years in the making. They have received written evidence from 88 different stakeholders, most of whom are Big Tobacco or Big Vape backed organizations.
Honestly, I think the big problem with the bill is that they only applied the generational ban to cigarettes; vaping and other nicotine products will still be available to them.EDIT: Turns out the law bans both cigarettes and vapes.EDIT2: Only cigarettes will be banned. Some outlets seem to have mistakenly reported that vapes are included in the generational ban.(Protecting civil liberties is a popular argument for Big Tobacco / Vape lobbyists to use against stricter laws. )