However, the ministry could explore options such as a card system for people who smoke or making these products available only by prescription.
Tobacco contains nicotine which causes addiction to cigarettes
His comments are a welcome change of tone from the last administration, which was hostile to all nicotine products, even though different products carry different levels of risks, said Guy Bentley, director of consumer freedom at the libertarian Reason Foundation
It's a nice TV, but I don't want our new house to smell of smoke
Smokeless tobacco users already face their own health risks, but cigarette tobacco can add a whole new dimension of irritation and discomfort
Try to imagine the launch today of a highly addictive energy drink that smells at a distance, discolours your teeth and kills you in a protracted painful way a decade before you would have died otherwise 'But now with extra sexy!' It has been a hard-fought battle, but since the abolition of cigarette advertising on TV 60 years ago, more steps have been taken, smoking rates have dropped in the UK to around 10% and life expectancy has increased to 81 years
