Smoking age around the world
The smoking age is the minimum legal age required to purchase or use tobacco products. Most countries have laws that forbid the sale of tobacco products to persons younger than certain ages, usually the age of majority.
List
Country | De jure | Notes | |
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Legal age to smoke any tobacco products | Legal age to buy any tobacco products | ||
Caphiria | 16 | It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 16 years. Minors under the age of 16 years may not smoke in any school or on school property. | |
Cartadania | 18 | Ban on domestic growth of tobacco and higher tariffs on its derivatives have discouraged smoking of cigarettes over the years. Alexandria, Alahuela, Milan, Porta Bianca, São Ricardo, and Verona have increased their age of tobacco consumption to 21 years. | |
Eldmora-Regulus | 20 | It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 20. In 2010, the Volksforum passed a law that imposed a 5% additional Tobacco Tax on Tobacco and it's derivative products, discouraging smoking over the years since it's implementation. There's a movement in Eldmora to raise the minimum age to 25, an even smaller movement exists to ban smoking out right in both Eldmora and Regulus. Many schools, university campuses, hospitals, and sport venues have banned smoking on their premises in Eldmora. | |
Kiravia | unregulated | 14-17 | Purchase age varies by state from none (Daridia, Kyllera) to 17 (Fariva). Most states have a purchase age between 14 and 16. Enforcement varies. |
Vithinja | Illegal | Because of harsh laws set by the Union of Public Health all smoking of tobacco products is fully illegal for all ages both purchasing and using in any way. | |