Petition Increase the Age Restriction On Smoking

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This is a petition for a group, citizenship coursework

The current age to smoke in the UK is 16.The legal age to buy cigarettes is 18, in our oppinion this age to legaly smoke should be increased to 18.
This will decrease the death rate of people with lung and throat cancer.
Smoking is a big problem in the UK children young as 13. This is a sign that cigarettes are too widely avalable.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

2 signatures

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 9 May 2012
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