editorial partner: Liberte! Friedrich Naumann Foundation

smoking restrictions

Punitive Policies Only Hurt Smokers, Including Those Trying to Quit
Politics
Punitive Policies Only Hurt Smokers, Including Those Trying to Quit
Recently, lawmakers across the European Union have begun to take a great interest in tobacco products. While their motives might be sound, the policy approach they have adopted towards cigarettes is likely to be counter-productive. Politicians seem determined to take new steps to restrict the use, sale and advertising of tobacco products and directly limit the civil liberties of smokers.