A bill banning anyone born after 2008 from buying tobacco in the UK has completed its progress through parliament in a move that ministers hope will create a “smoke-free generation”.
Under the tobacco and vapes bill anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 will never be able to be legally sold tobacco across the UK, in an effort to save lives and reduce the burden on the NHS.
The usual term is “grandfather clause”. It’ll be banned, but if you are old enough to have previously purchased it legally (and potentially become addicted), you will be grandfathered in.
There are certainly parallels with the war on drugs, but also with things like lead paint and asbestos.