If you were born after 2008, cigarettes could be off-limits for life. In a sweeping government move, the UK is introducing a landmark rule that will steadily raise the legal smoking age until it effectively disappears for future generations.
Under this rule, the legal age for buying tobacco will keep rising every year. This means today’s teenagers will never reach an age where cigarette purchases become legal, effectively introducing a lifetime ban for future generations while leaving current smokers unaffected.
