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Maldives Implements Historic Smoking Ban for Future Generations

11/5/2025

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The Maldives enacted a generational smoking ban prohibiting anyone born after January 1, 2007 from buying or selling tobacco, effective November 1, 2025.
The ban also prohibits e-cigarettes and vaping products.
The Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzu announced plans to establish anti-smoking clinics and reward islands for eliminating smoking.
The World Health Organization has praised these efforts as the Maldives seeks to reduce its 2021 tobacco usage rate of 25.7%.

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The Maldives enacted a generational smoking ban prohibiting anyone born after January 1, 2007 from buying or selling tobacco, effective November 1, 2025.
The ban also prohibits e-cigarettes and vaping products.
The Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzu announced plans to establish anti-smoking clinics and reward islands for eliminating smoking.
The World Health Organization has praised these efforts as the Maldives seeks to reduce its 2021 tobacco usage rate of 25.7%.