Time: 2023-11-15
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According to foreign media reports, Yasmin Gregory, leader of the Green Party of Harlow City Council in the United Kingdom, raised concerns at a council meeting about whether it was appropriate for pharmacies to post e-cigarette sales advertisements in front of the house, and asked the self-governing council whether it was appropriate. right to prevent the sale of such goods.
In response, Conservative MP Nicky Purse, head of environment and sustainability, confirmed that councils have no power to prevent any premises from selling or advertising the sale of e-cigarettes. Gregory also expressed concern about the recycling of disposable e-cigarettes.
The UK government plans to gradually ban the sale of tobacco and impose tighter restrictions on e-cigarettes to protect children. The Tobacco and Vaping Bill would restrict tobacco sales to ensure that no one aged 14 or younger can ever legally buy cigarettes this year.
In a speech to parliament last week, King Charles III said the government would pass legislation to create a smoke-free generation by restricting tobacco sales and the sale and marketing of e-cigarettes to children.