Though shall not lie. If you do it’s possible that you have to pay for an advertisement campaign in witch you have to admit your lies. That’s what it happening to the tobacco companies in USA right now. The campaign will go on for two years in different medias. Read more about it on Yahoo News here.

According to BBC News a new idea from Australia (where else?) is to make smokers apply for a license to smoke. Age would be checked of course, but also if you really understand the health issues that comes with smoking etc. In the proposal you should also have to pay for your license. You can read more about it on BBC:s site.

In Canada they have a lot of problems with contraband tobacco. Instead of get tax money and have control over the age of people who buy cigarettes the Canadian government has a big problem on their board. The contraband cigarettes reaching the market via organized crime organizations who also working with weapons and hard drugs. The illegal cigarettes is also easy for under aged high school students. Read more about it here.