Britain Passes Historic Law Banning Cigarette Sales to Anyone Born After 2008

Britain has approved a landmark law creating a lifelong ban on cigarette sales to anyone born after 2008, aiming to establish the world's first "smoke-free generation." The legislation represents one of the most ambitious tobacco control measures ever implemented, as it will progressively raise the legal smoking age each year, meaning today's children will never legally be able to purchase cigarettes in their lifetime. The law allows vaping products to remain available, reflecting the government's strategy to use e-cigarettes as a harm reduction tool while eliminating traditional tobacco smoking entirely for future generations.