Tobacco Ban in Scotland Effecting Only Shop Keepers

Recently the government of Scotland has decided that they will be banning cigarette displays behind shop counters. The Scottish minister of health Shona Robinson states that this is an attempt to make cigarettes and smoking less of a norm.

Abdul Majid, who will be greatly effected by this proposal, is the owner of a Spar store in Lankarkshire. He feels that this proposed ban makes no sense; he says "I don't see exactly where they are coming from because the display allows customers to make an informed decision, and putting cigarettes under the counter removes that choice. He goes on to say, "The argument doesn't make any sense. Cigarettes are not an impulse buy. A customer isn't going to look at the display case and say 'I like the look of that brand, I'll buy that today.'"

Mr.Majid is right, as a smoker and an impulse buyer I know I didn't start smoking because I saw a pretty pack of smokes behind a shop counter. It started off with a few bummed smokes, I decided on the brand of smokes I smoke based on taste and not the package they come in or where I saw them on display.

[Via: BBC]

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