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UK Looking to, Phase Out Legal, Sale of Tobacco.<br/>On March 20, the British government <br/>introduced a bill to begin phasing <br/>out smoking among young people, banning <br/>the sale of tobacco for future generations.<br/>If approved by parliament, the Tobacco <br/>and Vapes Bill would become one of <br/>the toughest anti-tobacco laws in the world. .<br/>Fox News reports that the bill looks to prevent <br/>children turning 15 this year and younger from <br/>ever being legally able to purchase tobacco.<br/>Fox News reports that the bill looks to prevent <br/>children turning 15 this year and younger from <br/>ever being legally able to purchase tobacco.<br/>According to the government, the act of smoking <br/>would not be criminalized, meaning that anyone <br/>currently able to legally obtain tobacco would <br/>be allowed to continue smoking in the future.<br/>If we want to build a better future <br/>for our children we need to tackle <br/>the single biggest entirely <br/>preventable cause of ill-health, <br/>disability and death: smoking, Rishi Sunak, Conservative Prime Minister, via Fox News.<br/>According to the British government, <br/>smoking costs the nation an <br/>estimated $21.63 billion every year.<br/>The proposed legislation also includes <br/>restrictions on vape flavors and packaging <br/>intentionally marketed toward children. .<br/>The new legislation reportedly comes <br/>amid a sharp increase in vape usage <br/>by young people in the U.K. .<br/>In February, similar legislation in New Zealand <br/>was introduced, looking to ban tobacco <br/>sales to anyone born after January 1, 2009. .<br/>That bill was repealed <br/>by New Zealand's new <br/>coalition government