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

[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..

[VPSwow]

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.

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me and my friend are going to stock up
probs get a few bags
keep me going

[-:Undertaker:-]

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.

[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! :@

[-:Undertaker:-]

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

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I really think it is a bad decision

[T0M]

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

[&]

I really think it is a bad decision

can you not see the up side?

[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!!!!!