Like it or not, smokers will smoke; be it cigarettes, cigars, weed, e-cigs or vapes: someone who wants to smoke will find a way to smoke.
Proposed legislation such as the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill (the Tobacco Bill) will accomplish little to improve public health, or to curb smoking.
Rather, these in vain attempts to control the habits of otherwise law-abiding South Africans will accomplish little other than potentially devastating the economy.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 12, 2024 من The Citizen.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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