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New Zealand's world-first smokefree legislation 'goes up in smoke': a setback in ending the tobacco epidemic (www.sciencedirect.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24631592 ( [email protected] )

Highlights

Aotearoa New Zealand formerly enacted revolutionary tobacco control measures

Reforms included introducing a generational ban on tobacco products

To achieve an equitable smokefree future, Māori leadership and partnership were critical in implementing effective tobacco control measures

The planned smokefree reform was repealed by the sixth National-led coalition government

Economic concerns, autonomy, and potential illicit tobacco trade were key justifications for the repeal

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago

Opposing legislation to restrict access to tobacco because of the risks of forming a black market while also opposing legalisation of cannabis is such an amazing satire of conservative politics