1st October - Purchase of tabaco products goes up to 18

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30-09-2007, 10:08 AM
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1st October - Purchase of tabaco products goes up to 18

http://www.tobaccoagechange.co.uk/

Post what you think about it :>

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30-09-2007, 10:12 AM
DonkeyKong..

It won't effect me, so i don't mind ;].
30-09-2007, 10:18 AM
piddle2k6

Pfft should be 118 not 18
30-09-2007, 10:26 AM
Ostinato

I don't smoke and particularly hate it. However I think it's big hypocritical that you can get married and have children but you can't choose to smoke? :S It defeats the purpose...

But I do think it is good at the same time as it'll stop people starting so early (even though it gives me extra stres from rude people at work) :P
30-09-2007, 10:32 AM
DonkeyKong..

nevermind :eusa_wall
30-09-2007, 11:10 AM
WarezKid

I'm stocking up today then :P

na only kiddin. it a good thing pmsl.
30-09-2007, 11:57 AM
Browney

I honestly can't see a downside.
30-09-2007, 11:58 AM
dirrty

teenagers will still get hold of it anyway, so that wont make any difference imo.
30-09-2007, 01:15 PM
Janet Snakehole

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Originally Posted by dirrty

teenagers will still get hold of it anyway, so that wont make any difference imo.

I agree.
Its the same with alcohol really.
-.-
30-09-2007, 01:16 PM
VPSwow

I think its stupid.

I got my last packet legally today.
30-09-2007, 02:46 PM
Technologic

Umm.. What are they going to do about the 16 year olds and 17 year olds hooked on it..

They can't just stop smoking tomorrow..
30-09-2007, 02:56 PM
VPSwow

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Originally Posted by Http://

Umm.. What are they going to do about the 16 year olds and 17 year olds hooked on it..

They can't just stop smoking tomorrow..

They was going to bring out a smoking card, it was like a card that someone over 16 could get to show they smoked before the law came out but then they disaproved it. I asked a police officer last night if it was still legal to smoke under 18 even though you cannot buy. Even he wasnt sure.
30-09-2007, 02:57 PM
whoooosh

me and my friend are going to stock up
probs get a few bags
keep me going
30-09-2007, 02:58 PM
-:Undertaker:-

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Originally Posted by dirrty

teenagers will still get hold of it anyway, so that wont make any difference imo.

Agreed.

Perhaps they'd be better enforcing laws that need enforcing rather than telling 16 year old not to smoke, yet they can have sex.
30-09-2007, 03:22 PM
T0M

I think its wrong, its our choice if we want to smoke or not, by 16/17 you know yourself and know whether you want to smoke, its just another metre on the slippery slope we are going down.

Soon we will be like robots, told when and where we can and cant do everything/anything! :@
30-09-2007, 03:29 PM
-:Undertaker:-

Quote:

Originally Posted by T0M

I think its wrong, its our choice if we want to smoke or not, by 16/17 you know yourself and know whether you want to smoke, its just another metre on the slippery slope we are going down.

Soon we will be like robots, told when and where we can and cant do everything/anything! :@

It's known as Labours Nanny State :)
30-09-2007, 03:32 PM
whoooosh

I really think it is a bad decision
30-09-2007, 03:32 PM
T0M

Quote:

Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-

It's known as Labours Nanny State :)

Its insanity is what it is :( Nothing we can do about it either, as Brown is looking to win an election if calls for one :@ Was hoping for Cameron to be on top, change things around in this country
30-09-2007, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by whoooosh

I really think it is a bad decision

can you not see the up side?
30-09-2007, 03:50 PM
helenisthebest!

it is so stupid, i don't think there's any upside.

at 16 we are meant to be "adults", we can buy a house, get married and have children, but we can't smoke?
if we are deemed mature enough to own our own home and bring children into the world, then surely we're old enough to make our own decisions about smoking.

and the whole idea behind it is stupid, because like with alcohol, people are just going to get older friends to get it for them, and shops are probably going to be lenient with it anyway because of the amount of money they could potentially lose.

to the people who hate smoking and think this is great, it isn't going to make the slightest difference to you.
people are not going to give up smoking because they can't buy it legally.
do you think if the drinking age was raised to 21 18-21 year olds would stop drinking? :rolleyes:

ugh stupid!!!!!
30-09-2007, 03:54 PM
T0M

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Originally Posted by helenisthebest!

it is so stupid, i don't think there's any upside.

at 16 we are meant to be "adults", we can buy a house, get married and have children, but we can't smoke?
if we are deemed mature enough to own our own home and bring children into the world, then surely we're old enough to make our own decisions about smoking.

and the whole idea behind it is stupid, because like with alcohol, people are just going to get older friends to get it for them, and shops are probably going to be lenient with it anyway because of the amount of money they could potentially lose.

to the people who hate smoking and think this is great, it isn't going to make the slightest difference to you.
people are not going to give up smoking because they can't buy it legally.
do you think if the drinking age was raised to 21 18-21 year olds would stop drinking? :rolleyes:

ugh stupid!!!!!

No doubt that will happen soon enough, and then driving will be raised more, school has now been raised to 18 i think? or are they just talking about that :S not sure on that one really. But rules will keep being changed and manipulated more and more so that we are controlled more british public needs to stand up for itself IMO, marches/protests rather than just mumbling about it, get out there and make a stand
30-09-2007, 03:55 PM
helenisthebest!

Quote:

Originally Posted by T0M

No doubt that will happen soon enough, and then driving will be raised more, school has now been raised to 18 i think? or are they just talking about that :S not sure on that one really. But rules will keep being changed and manipulated more and more so that we are controlled more british public needs to stand up for itself IMO, marches/protests rather than just mumbling about it, get out there and make a stand

na it hasn't been.
yeah well it's so stupid.
driving probably will be raised :/ which is moronic. but i'm gonna pass before it will be so :D
30-09-2007, 06:59 PM
Kross619

No doubt over 18s will buy it for them, but our ******* goverment just makes it worse with stupid laws and stuff.
30-09-2007, 07:45 PM
Ezzie.

Sorry.. Just wanting to spread a little SANITY here:

Okay. So well done, at sixteen you're considered an adult, you want to live your life further into adulthood? So it should be YOUR choice to have:

Higher impotence percentage
High risk of type 2 diabetes
2/3 times more likely to have a heart attack
higher risk of strokes
a high risk of getting a desease or lung defect which leaves you constantly breathless.

Yeah... sorry.. you're fantastic adults for choosing that lifestyle?
While we're at it we might aswell encourage suicide..
01-10-2007, 07:51 PM
lAdmire

It should be illegal. Period.
01-10-2007, 07:57 PM
Technologic

Agreed with above. But they should provide free nicotine patches and inhalers for all those people hooked on it.. They cant just go "you stop smoking now". People will go insane ;l