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Pasagarde
Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Posts: 191 Location: USA
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:13 am Post subject: Iranians banned from smoking in public places |
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Iranians banned from smoking in public places
TEHRAN, Nov 1 (AFP) - Iran's parliament on Monday passed a bill prohibiting smoking in public places in the hope of stemming the popularity of one of the country's favourite habits, state media reported.
The anti-smoking bill states the government is obliged to fight smoking by campaigning against financial, health and social hazards of the habit in order to prevent youngsters from becoming addicted.
The places where smoking will no longer be allowed under the bill include mosques, cinemas, restaurants, department stores, public transport and stadiums.
The bill also requires the government to ban all tobacco advertising, while anyone who induces people to smoke will be prosecuted.
Health warnings should cover at least 50 percent of imported and domestically produced packs, and they must not carry categorizations such as light, ultra-light and mild. The government must also impose a tax on every pack.
The spokesman for the health commission of Iranian parliament, Nour-el Dinn Peer Moazen, said: "Each year smokers spend around 60,000 billion rials (6.8 billion dollars) on smoking, three-fold what we spend on the country's health."
"Every year around 50,000 people die in the country (of smoking), which in coming years will soar to 200,000," he added.
According to unofficial estimates, one in every six Iranians is a smoker.
11/01/2004 13:59 GMT - AFP _________________ "May Ahura Mazda protect this land, this nation, from rancor, from foes, from falsehood, and from drought"
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9karevatan
Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 843
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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this causes more ppl to use drugs and get addicted to more devestating measures _________________ iran iranam iraaanam
ke az to daram in jaanam
janam fadayat
mikhanam
payande baadi IRANam!!!!!!! |
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