Total Tobacco And Vaping Ban of 2022 - Charlemont

Rationale

Tobacco and vaping remain leading causes of preventable death; a total ban will save lives by eliminating access entirely.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Tobacco & Vaping Regulation	Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)		Total ban on tobacco and vaping products; possession criminalized

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Tobacco & Vaping Regulation

Previous law

Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)

Total ban on tobacco and vaping products; possession criminalized

Timeline

Draft

8 August 2022
Vote Open

8 August 2022
Vote Closed

7 October 2022
Did Not Become Law

7 October 2022

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

46Yes 237No 65Not voted 348 seats

For: 46 / 348 seats (13.2%)

Against: 237 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 65

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 16.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	20	No	Banning tobacco and vape use will just increase smuggling risks
Blue Labour Proposer	46	Yes	No reason given
Charlemont Rise Up !	0	Yes	To protect the health of our fellow citizens
Green-left Movement	71	No	The Green-Left Movement opposes a total tobacco and vaping ban because criminalizing possession is disproportionate and risks creating a punitive black market. We support strong regulation, prevention, education, and cessation programs to reduce tobacco-related deaths without criminalizing users.
National Front	146	No	We oppose this legislation, this will only create more problems by making a black market where regulation is impossible. This will also cause the formation of cartels, gangs, and organised crime. We support regulation, awareness campaigns, and the enforcement of legal tobacco & vaping markets, but we simply cannot support this.
Progressive Front	0	Abstain	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Failed

134Yes 355No 88Not voted 577 seats

For: 134 / 577 seats (23.2%)

Against: 355 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 88

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 27.4%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	36	No	Banning tobacco and vape use will just increase smuggling risks
Blue Labour Proposer	85	Yes	No reason given
Charlemont Rise Up !	49	Yes	To protect the health of our fellow citizens
Green-left Movement	131	No	The Green-Left Movement opposes a total tobacco and vaping ban because criminalizing possession is disproportionate and risks creating a punitive black market. We support strong regulation, prevention, education, and cessation programs to reduce tobacco-related deaths without criminalizing users.
National Front	188	No	We oppose this legislation, this will only create more problems by making a black market where regulation is impossible. This will also cause the formation of cartels, gangs, and organised crime. We support regulation, awareness campaigns, and the enforcement of legal tobacco & vaping markets, but we simply cannot support this.
Progressive Front	0	Abstain	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Failed

0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
National Front	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

National Front

Voted Sept. 22, 2022

No

“We oppose this legislation, this will only create more problems by making a black market where regulation is impossible. This will also cause the formation of cartels, gangs, and organised crime. We support regulation, awareness campaigns, and the enforcement of legal tobacco & vaping markets, but we simply cannot support this.”

ALAYON

Voted Sept. 11, 2022

No

“Banning tobacco and vape use will just increase smuggling risks”

Green-left Movement

Voted Sept. 4, 2022

No

“The Green-Left Movement opposes a total tobacco and vaping ban because criminalizing possession is disproportionate and risks creating a punitive black market. We support strong regulation, prevention, education, and cessation programs to reduce tobacco-related deaths without criminalizing users.”

Progressive Front

Voted Aug. 28, 2022

Abstain

Charlemont Rise Up !

Voted Aug. 9, 2022

Yes

“To protect the health of our fellow citizens”