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Forest news & comment
Ireland: Forest slams call to raise age of sale of tobacco to 21
Mon 12th September, 2022
Forest Ireland has criticised a call by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland to increase the minimum legal age for buying tobacco to 21.
Banning smoking outside hospitals "discriminates against elderly and infirm"
Mon 5th September, 2022
A law that bans smoking outside hospital buildings discriminates against the elderly and the infirm, says Forest
Smokers in Northern Ireland must not be discriminated against, says Forest
Fri 1st July, 2022
"If flavoured heated tobacco products are available in the rest of the UK, smokers in Northern Ireland must have that choice too."
Campaigners condemn "creeping" prohibition" of tobacco
Thu 9th June, 2022
Forest has condemned a proposal to raise the age of sale of tobacco as “creeping prohibition”.
Calculation that smoking costs society £17bn a year "absurd"
Fri 14th January, 2022
Forest has rejected the claim that smokers cost society £17 billion a year, £5 billion more than previously estimated.
New Year Message plus Review of the Year 2021
Fri 31st December, 2021
"Smokers know all about oppressive regulations so let their experience of the slippery slope and creeping prohibition be a warning to everyone who values individual liberty."
Ireland: Forest condemns plan to consider "draconian" anti-smoking measures
Thu 30th December, 2021
News that the HSE is to 'consider a complete ban on the sale of tobacco and a sharp reduction in the number of outlets allowed to sell tobacco products ... to help eradicate cigarette smoking in Ireland' has been condemned by Forest Ireland.
New Zealand: Plans to ban sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2008 "absurd" and "illiberal"
Thu 9th December, 2021
Plans to ban the sale of tobacco to people born after 2008 in New Zealand have been described as "absurd" and "illiberal" by smokers' rights campaigners.
Banning smoking in outdoor pavement areas would be "insane"
Fri 3rd December, 2021
Forest has welcomed reports that the Cabinet has rejected a plan by health secretary Sajid Javid to ban smoking in pavement areas outside pubs, cafes and restaurants.
Forest welcomes news that Irish government has no plans to limit number of cigarettes in a pack to 20
Thu 11th November, 2021
Minister for Health: "There is currently a dearth of evidence to indicate that a measure preventing the sale of packs of more than 20 cigarettes would impact on consumption or prevalence."
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