Debate: Give employers power over smoking and abolish the smoking ban

The Maldives, an archipelago east of Sri Lanka and India, plans to ban residents born after January 2007 from buying cigarettes. The new legislation will come into force on November 1 this year, according to a statement from the presidential office of Mohamed Muizzu. The penalty for violating the law has not yet been announced. In November last year, the age limit for buying tobacco went from 18 to 21 years.    Also ban on e-cigarettes At the sa…

The smoking ban in workplaces and restaurants may have been introduced with good intentions, but it is time to question how far the state's control should extend. The Liberal Youth Association of Örebro County believes that adults must be allowed to take responsibility for their own choices and that employers and companies themselves are best placed to make decisions about smoking on their own premises.