Bad News for Smokers: New Laws on Cigarettes are coming !!

A lot is happening to cigarettes, new laws on cigarettes are coming within a matter of weeks.

As the title says it's a Bad News for Smokers and yes it's absolutely true. If you are an European smoker then you must know some new laws on cigarettes and tobacco. It was actually announced by an EU directive in May 2016, but retailers were given a year to adjust and finish the old stock now The ban will fully come into effect from May 20th, 2017.

Some Highlights of this Law:

• 10-packs of cigarettes and menthol cigarettes are going to be removed completely from Market.
• Smaller packs of rolling tobacco & some flavored tobacco will no longer available as well.
• Branded Cigarettes that are ‘lite’, ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ will be re-branded.
• All brands of cigarettes will be available in a same color- Green.
• New packaging will be more focused on HEALTH WARNINGS than BRANDING.

• As per the reports under new Laws smaller bags of the loose Tobacco package ( Under 30g) will be banned, and from May 21 new Cigarettes will come with new price. 
• The cheapest pack of cigarettes will cost £8.82 it means one must have to pay almost double to buy this new package with less quantity of Cigarettes.
• 65% of the packs area will be covered with graphic health warnings.

These is really a bad news for smokers but would definitely help many lives to leave smoking... 

Why these "New Laws on Cigarettes are coming" ( Reasons/Facts) ?

• New laws are formed in a way so that it will encourage the young People to quit smoking.
• Quantity will be decrease and the Price will be increased, which will force Young people to think twice before buying any Cigarette package, "DO I REALLY NEED THIS?"...
• New Packing with 65% of Warning logo will help the people to remember and understand that the Product they are using is a very harmful Product which can cost their lives too.
• Menthol Cigarette is very addictive and a favorite among young people, it gives the quick refreshing breath after smoking thus making smoking regular product which it is actually not and to minimize the numbers of young smokers, this step is mandatory,
• Words like ‘lite’, ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ were given to Cigarettes as they had healthy benefits. In fact Cigarette smoke contains 70 of Chemicals which causes cancer and that's why these misleading names are banned now.

Along with Cigarettes and Tobacco Flavored e-Cigarette is now also banned.

However Shisha (hookah or water pipe), is exempt from this ban.

Please leave your Feedback/Review in the comment section, if you have any views on this Ban and how good or bad is this move for our society?
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