Rejected petition Ban the purchase of cigarettes to people born after 1st Janurary 2000

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The sale of tobacco products should be made illegal to those born after 1st Janurary 2000.
Right now it is (as they aer not yet 18), however, we can create a smoking free generation, and those to follow.

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Please see: Prohibit smoking for post-millennium birth dates.

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Date submitted 9 April 2013
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