Court upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products

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Court upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products
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They already do this alcohol why not tobacco

They don’t do it for alcohol. Kids eventually become adults and old enough to make their own choices and decide to buy alcohol not. This law would ban people born too late from ever being allowed to buy.

Alcohol has an age requirement that stays where it is, if you're 20, you can buy it in a year. This would be if you're 23 right now, the age requirement is 24. Next year, you'll be 24 and the requirement is 25. In 50 years, you'll be 74 and the requirement is 75, until eventually no one alive is old enough to smoke.

This is a law banning current generations and all following them from the product. This isn’t your average, everyday prohibition.

Not sure if I’m for it or against it, but it is certainly something to pay attention to.