U.K. lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for anyone born after 2008

CBC — Apr 22, 16:18 PM

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Children in the U.K. who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after British lawmakers approved new restrictions on smoking Tuesday.

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