If this is the only effort, it's weak. Better to also (or instead) tax each box by another 20 pounds. Kids don't have that money. They'll find other things to do.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I much prefer to see kids vaping.

It's much harder to be intimidated by a gang of 10 youths in balaclavas when they smell like a pack of Fruit Salads.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vaping is a joke, they stuck the addictive chemical (nicotine) in it and now they are hooked on vaping. Let them sell vaping goods but they shouldn't be allowed to add nicotine to them.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Given that for most it's a less harmful alternative to smoking that makes zero sense. Aside from it's addictive properties nicotine is on about the same level as caffeine in terms of damage.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Caffeine? No, the science says otherwise

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4363846/

[–] Karius@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's already prohibitively taxed to be around £12-15 for a 20 pack. There are 4 corner stores within a 5 minute walk of my house that do them under the counter for a fiver, and you can bet they don't care about IDs either

[–] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Contact the HMRC fraud department. They would stop these sales very quickly.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago

Do you know the piece of cocaine?