Scotland: Cancer Specialist Calls For Smoking Age To Rise To 21

A Dundee cancer specialist is calling for the age at which people can buy cigarettes to be raised to 21. Dr Jayant Vaidya, from Ninewells Hospital and the University of Dundee, believes that after that age far fewer people want to start smoking. In October, selling tobacco to under 18s was made illegal, but Dr Vaidya believes the law should be tougher. He also wants a ban on selling cigarettes from vending machines and an increased tax on packets.

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Filed under: Cancer on January 8th, 2008