Episode 164: New Zealand's Controversial Smoking Ban

In a world full of vices such as alcohol and gambling, certain governments
have been developing plans to limit the damage of these vices, especially
among young people. One of the biggest vices—tobacco—has come into the
forefront of debate of health, modernization, and personal rights in the
form of a newly proposed tobacco ban.

New Zealand’s government has recently announced plans to enact a tobacco
ban for the youth of their population with the goal of having fewer than
five percent of their citizens smoking by 2025.

While in theory, a cleaner and healthier society is of course a good idea,
but at what cost?

Join us for today’s episode of the podcast as we discuss New Zealand’s
ambitious and controversial smoking ban and whether we think it is actually
possible to implement and succeed.

Read the full transcript here:
https://www.dynamicenglish.cl/coffee-with-gringos-podcast-clases-particulares-de-ingles/episode-164-new-zealands-controversial-smoking-ban