It used to be a habit for some adults in Samoa to send the children to the local village shop with a few coins to buy loose cigarettes. But under new laws to curb smoking and the increasing numbers of people with smoking-related illnesses, the Samoa government has banned the sale of loose cigarettes and the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.
New laws to control tobacco sale in Samoa
Chinese workers sorting tobacco. Source: Getty
A ban on the sale of loose cigarettes and age limit are some of the measures to curb tobacco smoking in Samoa.
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