imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. The law states that tobacco can't ever be sold to anybody born on or after Jan 1, 2009. New Zealand's public health officials 2FIRSTS New Zealand Government Reverses World's First Tobacco Ban Bill New Zealand's new PM to scrap 'generational smoking ban' Australia to ban recreational vaping in e cigarette crackdown World DAWN.COM New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for future generations Vaibhav Tewari 411 comments Theres an interesting policy question gaining traction: if society can regulate vaping quickly, could tobacco eventually follow a similar path?, Not through shock bans but through gradual change.,