Scotland to Vote on Tobacco Ban - Here's What It Means: Cigarettes, Vapes, Outdoor Smoking, Adverts

MSPs agree to UK law which will ban tobacco for anyone born after 2009

MSPs have agreed their consent to UK legislation which aims to create a “smoke-free generation”, with a minister hailing it as a “landmark” law

Scotland to vote on tobacco ban - here's what it means: Cigarettes, vapes, outdoor smoking, adverts

MSPs are being asked to back UK Government plans to create a smoke-free generation.

Almost 70 per cent back ‘smokefree generation’ policy - Drink and Drugs News

Sixty-eight per cent of the public back the ‘smokefree generation’ policy, as contained in the government’s tobacco and vapes bill.

High Court grants CSNA leave for judicial review to challenge fees - Shelflife Magazine

The CSNA have recently been granted leave by the High Court in Dublin to proceed with a Judicial Review challenging the Government’s increase in tobacco and nicotine-inhaling product licensing fees. The new licensing regime set to take effect in February 2026 would see fees rise from €50 per company to €1,800 per store annually in order to sell tobacco and nicotine-inhaling products. The CSNA insist it stood for fairness, transparency, and the p…

ASH Scotland welcomes unanimous MSPs’ vote in favour of the Scottish Government’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill

ASH Scotland has welcomed the unanimous vote by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament yesterday (Thursday 29 May 2025) to pass the Scottish Government’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill Legislative Consent Motion (LCM). The health charity believes this will be a positive step towards the opportunity of bringing in strong measures to drive down the use of tobacco as well as addictive, health harming nicotine products in the next generation. Sheila Duffy, Chief E…

Rethinking Tobacco Policy: Why a Cap-and-Levy Scheme Can Outperform the UK’s Sales Ban

The United Kingdom aims to be smoke-free by 2030, and in pursuit of this goal, has proposed a Generational Sales Ban (GSB). While somewhat innovative, the GSB exclusively targets future generations, potentially overlooking the immediate health burdens and illicit market risks associated with c...