| More than one billion people all over the
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| | Although majority of the countries have a
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| world enjoy cigarette smoking. It has been
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| | minimum legally allowed purchasing age of
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| a deliberate attempt to reduce the smoking
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| | 18 years, there are a few countries which
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| population by various governments and non
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| | do not have any legal minimum age for
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| governmental organization as it was
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| | purchasing. A few countries do allow
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| reported that some of the constituents of
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| | smoking to the children above 16 years of
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| cigarette are harmful to human bodies.
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| | age. Some high smoking countries such as
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| As the number of people have smoking
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| | Turkey and Japan also have 18 and 20 years
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| habits is always on rise, huge money was
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| | minimum legal age for purchasing cheap
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| spent by manufacturers in advertising
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| | cigarettes. In some provinces of Canada,
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| their products. Many cigarette smoking
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| | there is a minimum legal age requirement
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| companies started advertisement on radio
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| | of 19 years and few others including
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| and television for promoting their
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| | Quebec and Alberta have a legal age of 18
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| cigarette brands during early 60s and 70s.
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| | years. The legal age as mentioned above is
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| First time in United States of America,
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| | for purchasing a cigarette, however in
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| Public Health Cigarette Smoking act came
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| | Alberta province of Canada, possessing
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| into existence On Jan 2, 1971. It was
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| | cigarette or tobacco is also punishable by
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| passed by then president Richard Nixon on
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| | law.
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| April 1, 1970. The law provides a total
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| | Similarly in United Kingdom, cigarette can
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| ban on cigarette advertisement on
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| | legally be sold to a child above 16 years
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| television. Later it was reported that the
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| | of age; however a child can buy or attempt
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| law had not been able to reduce the
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| | to buy cigarette even if he is below 16
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| smokers. It was the first attempt to
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| | years of age and according to the
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| reduce the number of cigarette smokers in
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| | prevailing law of the land, it is not
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| the country.
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| | illegal. The law is likely to be modified
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| The government of various countries always
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| | in the coming years and government has a
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| tried to reduce the number of cigarette
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| | plan to rise the minimum legal age to 18.
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| smokers in their country. In all the fifty
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| | These were the law of some countries for
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| states of United States of America, the
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| | curbing the cigarette smoking in those
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| sale of cigarette to children below 18
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| | countries; however these laws have minimal
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| years of age was prohibited by law since
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| | effect on reducing the number of cigarette
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| 1998. Later in some of the states in US,
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| | smokers. In many countries the vending
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| the minimum purchase age for any cheap
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| | machines are placed at several common
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| cigarettes or other tobacco products was
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| | places and therefore it is hard to monitor
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| raised to 19 years and in the coming years
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| | the sale of the cigarette through these
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| other states can make similar law, however
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| | machines. So, although all countries have
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| in a couple of states, parents or any
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| | taken steps to reduce the child smokers,
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| other guardian can provide cigarette to
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| | these are rarely effective.
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| the children below 18 years of age.
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