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TOBACCO LAW ABSENCE SPURS BLACK MARKET
More than two years after it made history by becoming the first
nation to ban tobacco sales and smoking in public, the Himalayan
kingdom of Bhutan is still awaiting a law to back the ban while a
black market in tobacco flourishes. The Tobacco Control
Legislation is yet to be drafted though the sale of tobacco was
banned in December 2004 and smoking in public places two months
later. As the stakeholders met in capital city Thimphu last week
to discuss the draft, the battle on tobacco seemed to be losing
steam with participants also discussing whether entertainment
centres like discotheques, snooker rooms and bars should have a
designated room or area for smokers, Bhutan’s official media
reported.
“It has been a struggle to enforce the ban, especially in
these entertainment places,” one of the participants told
Kuensel daily.
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