Robertson Lindsay, Marsh Louise, Edwards Richard, Hoek Janet, van der Deen Frederieke S, McGee Rob
Cancer Society Social & Behavioural Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
N Z Med J. 2016 Apr 1;129(1432):74-9.
Despite New Zealand's reputation as a leader in tobacco control, the retail environment for tobacco is relatively unregulated, particularly when compared to the licensing regimes for alcohol products and psychoactive substances (eg, synthetic cannabis and other 'legal highs'). There are currently no restrictions on who can sell tobacco, nor where it can be sold. The lack of an accurate tobacco retail register presents a challenge for those enforcing retail legislation. This paper summarises tobacco retail licensing schemes implemented in overseas jurisdictions, as these represent precedents on which New Zealand policies could be based. We also review how effective these schemes might be as part of a comprehensive tobacco control strategy. We conclude that a positive licensing scheme could increase compliance with existing smokefree legislation, and enable the introduction of further measures to control the supply of tobacco. Reducing tobacco availability is an important part of the range of interventions needed to achieve a smokefree New Zealand, and we urge the Government to redress the lack of progress in this area.
尽管新西兰在烟草控制方面享有领先声誉，但烟草零售环境的监管相对宽松，尤其是与酒精产品和精神活性物质（如合成大麻及其他“合法兴奋剂”）的许可制度相比。目前，对于谁可以销售烟草以及烟草可以在哪里销售没有任何限制。缺乏准确的烟草零售登记册给执行零售立法的人员带来了挑战。本文总结了海外司法管辖区实施的烟草零售许可计划，因为这些计划可作为新西兰政策的参考先例。我们还审视了这些计划作为全面烟草控制战略一部分可能产生的效果。我们得出结论，积极的许可计划可以提高对现有无烟立法的遵守程度，并有助于引入进一步措施来控制烟草供应。减少烟草供应是实现无烟新西兰所需一系列干预措施的重要组成部分，我们敦促政府纠正这一领域缺乏进展的状况。
