GOVERNMENTS TIGHTEN UP TOBACCO AGE LIMIT LAWS, ALTHOUGH IMPLEMENTATION IS OFTEN A PROBLEM
September 2nd, 2021
WHILE the imposition of age limits on the consumption of tobacco and other nicotine products remains very much a national, and in some cases sub-national jurisdiction decision, there is no doubt that the general trend worldwide is for tighter restrictions on younger consumers, even if they are often tough to enforce.
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2005 sets clear guidance (1), committing each party to banning the sale of tobacco products to the under-18s. The USA, Indonesia, Argentina and Morocco are key holdouts who have yet to become ...
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