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humor The Onion 2026-04-24

UK Passes Law Banning Vapes and Smoking to Future Babies

Apparently, the UK government thinks our great-grandchildren deserve a lifetime nicotine reprieve. Maybe they should just ban smoking forever, eh?


<p>A newly passed law will prohibit the sale of tobacco products to U.K. residents who are under 18 and anyone born in the future, raising the minimum age of purchase by one year every year going forward. What do you think?</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/u-k-passes-lifetime-smoking-ban-for-people-born-after-2008/">U.K. Passes Lifetime Smoking Ban For People Born After 2008</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theonion.com">The Onion</a>.</p> <p>A newly passed law will prohibit t...

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