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> The libertarian ACT Party, which opposed the bill, said many small corner stores, known in New Zealand as dairies, would go out of business because they would
by eesmith 4y ago
> The libertarian ACT Party, which opposed the bill, said many small corner stores, known in New Zealand as dairies, would go out of business because they would no longer be able to sell cigarettes.
I heard a similar argument before smoking was banned in bars and pubs.
Didn't happen.
- mkl 4y agoBesides, if their shop's existence depends on selling dangerous products to addicts, they should be put out of business. The idea of a ban like this has been floating around in NZ politics for years; the first version of it I heard had the cut-off birth year as 2000.