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Opinion: Britain embraces a Massachusetts experiment on tobacco regulation — just as the state might roll it back
The United Kingdom just adopted a tobacco-free generation law. Retailers can still sell tobacco to existing customers, but they will never be permitted to sell it to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2009.
In Massachusetts, 24 communities already use a similar “nicotine free generation” (NFG) birthdate phaseout of tobacco sales, including cigarettes, vapes, and pouches. What seemed to some an oddball local experiment here has become the leading edge of a public health revolution. Britain adds 69 million people to the 659,000 Massachusetts residents protected by this tobacco endgame.
The United Kingdom just adopted a tobacco-free generation law. Retailers can still sell tobacco to existing customers, but they will never be permitted to sell it to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2009.
In Massachusetts, 24 communities already use a similar “nicotine free generation” (NFG) birthdate phaseout of tobacco sales, including cigarettes, vapes, and pouches. What seemed to some an oddball local experiment here has become the leading edge of a public health revolution. Britain adds 69 million people to the 659,000 Massachusetts residents protected by this tobacco endgame.