Cigarettes to be banned from display

[Onward and Upward]

I agree that blanket bans of these items won't work.  As Jagged little Thistle mentions, Drugs are highly illegal, but still used in MASSIVE quantities.  Prohibition of Alcohol was attempted in the 30's in the USA & failed miserably!

Education has to be the key, making items more difficult to get just makes them more of a status symbol if you can get them, particularly for teenagers.

I do agree that smoking, alcohol & drugs have a very negative affect on our society and measures need to be taken to stop their usage, however I can't think of any surefire way to make that work.

I can't see how hiding fags under a shop counter wil make a difference, Media advertising for cigarettes was banned..............people still smoked, sports advertising for cigarettes was banned........................people still smoked.  :024:

[Johnboy]

Yeah... but the number of people smoking is now on the way down...Currently 1 in 5,  I believe.

Surely any measures which might help discourage anyone from starting should be encouraged...?

I respect the fact that you can count up to 12, by the way  :004:

[Onward and Upward]

Yeah... but the number of people smoking is now on the way down...Currently 1 in 5,  I believe.

Surely any measures which might help discourage anyone from starting should be encouraged...?

I respect the fact that you can count up to 12, by the way :004:

I thank you, It's good to know that my education wasn't entirely wasted!  :023:

I'm not saying that the displays shouldn't be removed, I'm just not sure that it will be all that effective.  Is the reduction in numbers smoking not part of a wider social trend and in direct relation to the smoking ban across the country?

My main concern is that we blanket ban these items (as mentalists like TCF would have us do) and we end up with even worse social problems, as happened during prohibition in  30's america.

[Guest TinCanFan]

My main concern is that we blanket ban these items (as mentalists like TCF would have us do) and we end up with even worse social problems, as happened during prohibition in  30's america.

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Okay, okay!  Maybe banning them is a bit far but I reckon that if alcohol was invented today and if it were in tablet form it would be classed like a number of hard drugs are now.

[Johnboy]

Okay, okay!  Maybe banning them is a bit far but I reckon that if alcohol was invented today and if it were in tablet form it would be classed like a number of hard drugs are now.

Can you imagine going out on a pub crawl if alcohol was in tablet form..?

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[RichieKass]

As a battling ex-smoker (it's hard) i wish they'd just ban the sale of them in shops, whilst i'm sure this would just create a huge black market it would help me stay away from temptation.