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AVGWarhawk · 06-27-08, 06:19 PM

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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.

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.

Alabama

No statewide smoking ban. A bill to enact a statewide smoking ban failed before the Alabama Legislature in May of 2008.[2]
Gadsden, Alabama banned smoking in all restaurants within the city limits, effective 5 May 2007
Decatur, Alabama banned smoking in businesses, including restaurants and bars, effective 1 October 2007.[3]

Pull the other one, I don't know if you realise but America is a federal state - i.e. All and any state can and does pass legislation on tobacco sales and use outside of federal legislation, to say as you do that "all this has happened in the US in the past 15 years or so", well I guess no one told Alabama or any other state with similar laws. Federal government does not legislate on a law governing tobacco sales and use which can and does overide state legislation - so to say that "all this happened in the US 15 years ago" is incorrect. What SA has done, is pass legislation which is applicable to all it states( we call them provinces) which is a far cry from what the US has done.

Read again, this has been happening in the past 15 years or so. Happening, meaning, over the past 15 years, legislature has been passing around the country in those 15 years imposing these rules. I did not state it was one fell swoop of legislation. If so, I would have pointed out the year ALL had to follow the new legislation and "past 15 years" would be incorrect. But yes, some states have not imposed some regulations concerning tobacco, hence in the past 15 years, there has been a move to do all those things you have just witnessed in SA.

Sorry, I apologise, I took your statement "All this has happened in the US" as collective. My mistake.

Actually on second thought my wording is obscure. I have a habit thinking others around the world are experiencing day to day happenings in the US when infact, persons such as yourself in SA, do not. There are just as many simularities between countries as there are not. All on the up and up. I respect your opinions most definitely

Besides, I can state with certainty that I have a friend in SA.