New Zealand To Repeal Ban on Tobacco
A first-of-its-kind law in New Zealand that would have outlawed tobacco sales for future generations will be repealed over objections by public health advocates.
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00:00 New Zealand has repealed a first-of-its-kind smoking ban, which would have outlawed tobacco
00:05 sales for anyone born after 2009.
00:08 Originally set to take effect this July, the rules would have also cut nicotine content
00:12 in tobacco products and slashed the number of businesses selling them.
00:16 Researchers and public health advocates say the repeal will cost lives.
00:20 Critics say it could also have a significant impact on indigenous Maori and Pacifica communities,
00:25 which have higher smoking rates.