Cigarette packaging

[dydey90]

So, the gubberment say it's a good idea to have plain packaging on cigarettes because apparently it's the bright colours everybody is attracted to. This is despite Australia trialling this and show a negligible decrease in smokers.

I'd like to find out who manufactures these and buy a few thousand shares in their company.
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[stinkwheel]

If the/any government were serious about tackling smoking, they should do two things.

1) Mandatory proof of age ID to buy them. No ID, no fags.

2) Rolling annual minimum age increase to buy fags.

So anyone who can legally smoke will always be able to buy fags.

Anyone who isn't legally allowed to buy them, never will be.

It'll take some time but I can't see how anyone could have a legitimate complaint about the above. Yes there would be black market fags and there would be selling-on but it's going to start getting really fucking tedious, expensive (black market is currently driven by price, not availability. Restrict availability, price will go up.) and hard work to maintain a nicotine habit if you're below the legal buying age.

Give it 20 years. Smoking will be something "old guys" do (to a 14/15 year old, a 40 year old is nearly dead.). It would be like driving the same car as your Dad.
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[krarkol]

I think that's a good idea tbh Stinkwheel.

If you are currently at the minimum age to legally buy and smoke cigs you will always be that minimum age even when you are 60
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[CaNsA]

I just heard on this on the news.

"War against smoking"

So lets ban e-cigs, cos that will stop people smoking right?

[Az]

A plain or white packaging is not going to stop from me smoking, it's just going to make it more of an inconvenience when pointing out what cigarettes or backy I want because the non-english speaking man behind the counter in the local shop near college does't understand what Amber Leaf is or what it looks like.

[smegballs]

[Irn-Bru]

No ID no sale? That would be hilarious for old people... but seriously it would slow the whole sales process down as no doubt people wouldn't have it ready.

I am not anti-smoking, as the Government loses tax from one source it'll have to move on to another. Probably a fat tax.
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[dydey90]

I'd actually quite like to see some figures on the amount of tax received from tobacco over the last 20 years. It's a big earner and less people are smoking...
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[fatpies]

[dydey90]

Top figures!

It's interesting how prices have increased roughly 480%, yet the income has only doubled. Does that mean there are half as many people smoking now?
Based on the 1990 income, if the same amount of tobacco had been sold last year, there would have been an additional £20 billion in tax. I bet that would have helped out the NHS.
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[tbourner]

[-Matt-]

Not really against this to be honest - although I think the effect will be negligable.

Most 'new smokers' tend to pick based on whats cheapest/what name they recognise most anyway so its fairly redundant I think - no one goes into a shop and thinks 'i'll take up smoking today because that box looks well marketed'

I do wonder if it will have any implications for the large amounts of black market/counterfeit cigs ferried in across the EU. It may further rise sales for the ones from countries using original packaging, which could actually have a negative effect on smokers health due to the amount of additional crap that gets put into half of them.

[fatpies]

[thepuma]

Cant see plain packaging making any difference whatsoever. If you're daft enough to smoke knowing the health implications of doing so, then a plain packet (or any other design) aint gonna stop you smoking.
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[The Artist]

How about we let people do what they want.

[CaNsA]

[thepuma]

[CaNsA]

[thepuma]

[CaNsA]

Ketchup?

[-Matt-]

[angryjonny]

Smoking causes Westlife. Scientifically proven. Don't do it kids.

[thepuma]

[thepuma]

[janner_10]

If you're stupid enough to still smoke / want to try in this day and age - plain packaging isn't going to stop you

Off topic: It's over £9 a pack now I noticed when last filling with fuel and people are still buying the fuckers.
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