[News] Rolling tobacco to be banned in May?

Pickles · Jan 10, 2020

Just learned that all hand rolling tobacco is to be banned from sale throughout the EU, starting on May 20.

I'm a smoker myself of the rollie, but personally pleased about it, because it really is the beginning of the end of smoking, for future generations.
I'll give up because no way am I going to shell out a tenner for a pack of 20 cigarettes every day.
I'm very surprised, but chuffed that common sense seems to be prevailing, and that politicians have given big business a bloody nose.

I'll have more money to spend on ICE COLD Punk, so everyone's a winner!

BNthree · Jan 10, 2020

Pickles said:
Just learned that all hand rolling tobacco is to be banned from sale throughout the EU, starting on May 20.

We'll have left the EU by then.

lost in london · Jan 10, 2020

Pickles said:
Just learned that all hand rolling tobacco is to be banned from sale throughout the EU, starting on May 20.

I'm a smoker myself of the rollie, but personally pleased about it, because it really is the beginning of the end of smoking, for future generations.
I'll give up because no way am I going to shell out a tenner for a pack of 20 cigarettes every day.
I'm very surprised, but chuffed that common sense seems to be prevailing, and that politicians have given big business a bloody nose.

I'll have more money to spend on ICE COLD Punk, so everyone's a winner!

Just flavoured rolling tobacco, not all types.

Pickles · Jan 10, 2020

BNthree said:
We'll have left the EU by then.

It doesn't work like that.....as you well know..... :fishing:

spence · Jan 10, 2020

Flavoured alcohol next

Pickles · Jan 10, 2020

lost in london said:
Just flavoured rolling tobacco, not all types.

I thought that was the case, but it appears not?

It seems it's all rolling tobacco, along with flavoured cigarettes.

crabface · Jan 10, 2020

I think its the way that news articles are writing it that is causing the confusion. But as i understand it will just be flavoured tobacco:

A spokeswoman from ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) said the ban will entail the following:

“No person may produce or supply a cigarette or hand rolling tobacco with:

“(a) a filter, paper, package, capsule or other component containing flavourings;

"(b) a filter, paper or capsule containing tobacco or nicotine; or

"(c) a technical feature allowing the consumer to modify the smell, taste, or smoke intensity of the product."

worthingseagull123 · Jan 10, 2020

It is a pathetic law. If adults want to smoke menthol cigarettes, then let them.

GT49er · Jan 10, 2020

crabface said:
I think its the way that news articles are writing it that is causing the confusion. But as i understand it will just be flavoured tobacco:

A spokeswoman from ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) said the ban will entail the following:

“No person may produce or supply a cigarette or hand rolling tobacco with:

“(a) a filter, paper, package, capsule or other component containing flavourings;

"(b) a filter, paper or capsule containing tobacco or nicotine; or

"(c) a technical feature allowing the consumer to modify the smell, taste, or smoke intensity of the product."

So that's it for liquorice papers then?

GT49er · Jan 10, 2020

lost in london said:
Just flavoured rolling tobacco, not all types.

No flavours with the tobacco? Oh lord, I'll miss the fragrance of skunk in some areas of the town!

Pickles · Jan 10, 2020

crabface said:
I think its the way that news articles are writing it that is causing the confusion. But as i understand it will just be flavoured tobacco:

A spokeswoman from ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) said the ban will entail the following:

“No person may produce or supply a cigarette or hand rolling tobacco with:

“(a) a filter, paper, package, capsule or other component containing flavourings;

"(b) a filter, paper or capsule containing tobacco or nicotine; or

"(c) a technical feature allowing the consumer to modify the smell, taste, or smoke intensity of the product."

This is from inews.

Menthol cigarettes and rolling tobacco will be withdrawn from shelves later this year, with the ban due to come into force from May 2020.

As you say, is it ambiguous, i.e. Menthol tobacco ( is there such a thing?? ), or plain tobacco?...

Pickles · Jan 10, 2020

GT49er said:
So that's it for liquorice papers then?

Yes, that is definite.

portlock seagull · Jan 10, 2020

It may become law but who obeys that these days?! Increasingly people don’t and justify why they steal, speed, sell drugs, stab etc to the point our government is almost complicit in allowing. People will just ignore, it’s another of those yeah whatever laws.

vegster · Jan 10, 2020

Pickles said:
Just learned that all hand rolling tobacco is to be banned from sale throughout the EU, starting on May 20.

I'm a smoker myself of the rollie, but personally pleased about it, because it really is the beginning of the end of smoking, for future generations.
I'll give up because no way am I going to shell out a tenner for a pack of 20 cigarettes every day.
I'm very surprised, but chuffed that common sense seems to be prevailing, and that politicians have given big business a bloody nose.

I'll have more money to spend on ICE COLD Punk, so everyone's a winner!

I think that things have gone downhill for the UK ever since we banned the sale and use of Opium.

Pickles · Jan 10, 2020

vegster said:
I think that things have gone downhill for the UK ever since we banned the sale and use of Opium.

I thought you wore Brut or Hai Karate?

vegster · Jan 10, 2020

Pickles said:
Yes, that is definite.

It's not outside the realms of fantasy to buy several boxes of liquorice papers which would see you out, until you got poisoned by them.

Kalimantan Gull · Jan 10, 2020

Why would they ban menthol cigarettes? Whats the health difference between menthol fags and normal fags?

If I bring some in from overseas, will I be breaking the law?

Pickles · Jan 10, 2020

vegster said:
I think that things have gone downhill for the UK ever since we banned the sale and use of Opium.

I thought you wore Brut or Hai Karate?

Greg Bobkin · Jan 10, 2020

DAMN the EU with its pesky laws to help improve people's health :moo:

I'm assuming that, after Brexit, Johnson and his pals will lift the ban – because we wouldn't want to have the same laws as 'them', would we?

thony · Jan 10, 2020

Kalimantan Gull said:
Why would they ban menthol cigarettes? Whats the health difference between menthol fags and normal fags?

If I bring some in from overseas, will I be breaking the law?

It is deemed that flavoured cigarettes encourage underage smokers, so they are being banned completely on those grounds, not on health grounds.

Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊

[News] Rolling tobacco to be banned in May?

Well-known member

Plastic JCL

Well-known member

Well-known member

British and Proud

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Why? Why us?

Sanity Clause

Well-known member

Sanity Clause

Well-known member

Well-known member

Silver Seagull

Active member

Share this page