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Nope! Niagara Falls - Canadian Side of the Falls.

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Certainly better than doing nothing, although there will be issues that will be difficult to control completely. In most places there is a black market of sorts for cigs and laws like this will push some to that market. In terms of kids starting smoking, it's my understanding that Vape is the go-to more so than cigs. There seems to be a belief that it's safer health wise and it's marketed in such a manner to attract the youger crowd and I think it will be challenging to have an effective ban on vaping products. Hopefully they'll work things out over time. I expect many more countries will follow with similar legislation.

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

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Californische Condor

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I think the last thing matters.

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So the UK Parliament has now passed a landmark law (UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill) making it illegal for anyone born on or after 1st January 2009 to ever purchase tobacco products. The aim being that children today will become the first smoke free generation and that I very much welcome! It does make me wonder though how effective it will be. I was 12 when I started and easily had access to cigarettes, mostly from older kids I hung out with and from a sweet shop (I kid you not) where the owner used to sell them in singles to us on the quiet for about 13p per cigarette, so dodgy! They will find a way if they really want to but then again, times are different now and smoking is much more frowned upon than before. Maybe this new law will be the deterrent that is needed, making it more difficult for them to start and that can only be a good thing. I guess time will tell. It does seem odd though that in the future, it'll be illegal for a 39 year old to purchase tobacco but not for a 40 year old. Anyway, at least something is being done to stop people getting addicted.