FINLAND’S SMOKE-FREE QUEST CONTINUES – BUT WILL IT WORK?
April 14th, 2014
WHEN Finland’s Tobacco Act came into force on October 1, 2010, it made news around the world. For the first time a country had stated explicitly it wanted to end smoking on its territory and gave a date: Finland would be non-smoking by 2040. But following Bhutan’s ill-fated attempt to end smoking, a question mark is now hanging over the practicality of Finland’s plans, although the government has been pushing ahead with imposing restrictions.“Smokers will be the object of many policy initiatives,” said Finnish Tobacco Industry Federation (FTIF) ...
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