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- The planned smokefree reform was repealed by the sixth National-led coalition government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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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
Long story short we elected a group of right-wing pro-choice representatives, where the previous government were center-left. So smoking, more roads, and ambiguous crime fighting are on the agenda.
