cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24631592 ( !publichealth@mander.xyz )
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- The planned smokefree reform was repealed by the sixth National-led coalition government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
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