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Originally Posted by Von Tonner
SA has just introduced legislation which raises the age from 16 to 18 years in buying tobacco products. This got me wondering what it was in other countries.
They have also banned tobacco companies from promoting or sponsoring any event unless such sponsorship is done anonymously.
No tobacco products can be sold in health or educational facilities.
We already have legislation which bans smoking in public places such as theaters, shopping malls etc. Restaurants have to have smoking areas.
Plus there has to be warnings on all tobacco products that it is detrimental to your health together with further new regulations compelling manufacturers to display ghastly images of people suffering from smoking-related diseases to create public awareness on the dangers of smoking.
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All of this has happened in the US in the past 15 years or so. I'm surprised this had taken so long in South Africa. I guess countries see differently on certain things.
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