Gibraltar Health Minister Gemma Arias-Vasquez announced Oct. 26 plans to introduce a Smoke-Free Generations Bill that would prohibit tobacco sales to anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2009. The proposed legislation would also ban the sale and advertising of single-use vapes, regardless of age, and prohibit nicotine product sales to anyone under 18. Retailers would be required to verify customers’ ages and display age-restriction signage at points of sale. The bill follows a public consultation on a 2025 Command Paper published by the minister.
