It is extremely rare for me to agree with spin from large corporates marketing departments (though to be fair BAT’s websites are surprisingly open and transparent about the risks of what they sell and even the exact contents) and even less so for me to agree with anyone from UKIP – but this IMO is equally flawed as the Psychoactive Substances Act.
Tobacco advertising in Europe has been restricted for around 20 years already; for some years cigarettes and tobacco are only sold in the corner of a large supermarket and kept behind locked shutters and yet many young people (including those of above average intelligence) still smoke; although this doesn’t surprise me as other than caffeine, nicotine is now the only stimulant permitted or just about socially accepted during the working day.
Coincidentally many NPS from better vendors have been sold in blanco packs (other than very basic branding) for some considerable time.
