Russian Health Ministry officials have proposed banning the import, production, and sale of new tobacco products. Earlier, State lawmakers in the Duma proposed a fine for smoking while walking to reduce secondhand smoke and environmental pollution.
According to Gazeta.Ru on December 2. Marina Gambaryan, director of the Center for Prevention and Control of Cigarette Consumption at the National Medical Research Institute “NMRC TPM” of the Russian Ministry of Health, proposed a total ban on the import, production, and sale of tobacco tar products in order to alleviate nicotine addiction.
At present, people are forced to smoke in the street due to the ban on smoking in public and indoor places. Gambaryan believes that the problem should not be limited to local bans, but should be addressed with more radical measures.
- “To achieve our national policy objectives to combat the consumption of tobacco and tar products, a complete ban on the import, production, circulation, and consumption of all new tobacco products is needed.”
After implementing these strict measures, we can discuss the withdrawal of tobacco products from the market, restrictions on smoking of a certain age group, p, and other measures. However, banning only smoking while walking may be difficult to achieve on its own.
Duma Deputy Amir Khamitov has reportedly put forward an initiative to ban smoking while walking. (” a-m “-m” -m “-m” -m “-m” -h “-h. He explained that smoking forces people around to become passive smokers while affecting the ecological environment. He suggested that violators be fined no less than 5,000 rubles ($47). Earlier, some experts warned that banning smoking while walking could lead to violence.
