Posted on 06/01/2024 11:03:59 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The sale of tobacco products from self-service cigarette and vape vending machines is to be banned next year under measures being introduced by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly.
The machines are often found in bars and nightclubs. […]
… Donnelly said the ban was a continuation of Government policy to “de-normalize” the sale of tobacco products. “On ‘World No Tobacco Day’, I am bringing into operation further elements of our overall tobacco control strategy,” he said. […]
The Department of Health said the ban was a recommendation of Tobacco Free Ireland and is in line with the Program for Government commitment to restrict the types of retailers that sell tobacco products. However, the chairman of the Irish Cigarette Machine Operators Association said the ban will impact the livelihoods of “small, family-run businesses”. …
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