UK and Scotland Implement Ban on Nicotine Product Sales to Under-18s

• The UK has implemented a ban on selling nicotine-free vapes to children under 18 under the Tobacco and Vapes Act.
• Scotland has also banned the sale of nicotine products to under-18s.
• The Resolution Foundation predicts the 2020s to be the worst decade for living standards growth in over half a century.
• The new laws aim to protect young people from the potential harms of nicotine products.
• The bans are part of broader public health initiatives to reduce youth vaping and smoking rates.