Tobacco advertising ban prevented in Schaffhausen
In Schaffhausen, a proposal to ban the advertising and sale of tobacco products to minors was rejected. Although the cantonal council supported preventive measures, it rejected the statutory sales ban by a vote of 32 to 24.
In Schaffhausen, a ban on advertising and the sale of tobacco products to young people was rejected. Heinz Rether (Oekoliberale Bewegung ÖBS) had called for the sales ban in a postulate. The cantonal council rejected the proposal on Monday by 32 votes to 24. Rether unsuccessfully campaigned for a regulation based on the neighboring cantons of Zurich and Thurgau. Although all parliamentary groups agreed that smoking was harmful to young people and that prevention measures were necessary, a legal ban was disputed. In addition to the sales ban, René Schmid (ÖBS) and government councillor Ursula Hafner-Wipf also called for a ban on advertising tobacco products. However, there was no majority for this.
