In December 2021, the government introduced a comprehensive Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan and, in December 2022, passed legislation to implement three key measures: Greatly reduce the number of retail outlets selling smoked tobacco products Reduce the nicotine content of tobacco products to non-addictive levels Introduce a smokefree generation policy to protect young people from addiction to smoking
There is also a 20-cent-per-pack increase on Marlboro Mainline Menthol & Marlboro 72s Menthol, Benson & Hedges, Merit, Nats, Parliament and Virginia Slims, Herzog said
In fact, JUUL has the same amount of nicotine as an entire pack of cigarettes (Singh et al., 2020)
So, if you smoke on the sidewalk, dispose properly and go about your day