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Maldives permanently bans smoking for anyone born after 2006 (www.upi.com)
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[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 week ago

We had this policy...then the current govt pulled it to give tax breaks to the already wealthy.

[–] andyspam@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

I wonder how effective this will wind up being. I would think it would be futile in most places, but in a small island nation like The Maldives I suppose it could work pretty well.

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago

If I was born in 2007 in the Maldives I would start smoking immediately