“A public health proposal suggests that tobacco smokers should be required to apply and pay for a ‘smoker’s license’ in order to continue buying cigarettes, writing that it could discourage young people from picking up the habit. In a controversial move, the smartcard would allow the government to limit how many cigarettes a smoker could buy. Professor Chapman suggests 50 per day averaged over two weeks to accommodate heavy smokers.”
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