▁perm its ▁sales ▁from ▁a ▁government - run ▁store . ▁The ▁Pacific ▁island ▁of ▁Ni ue ▁hopes ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁next ▁country ▁to ▁prohib it ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁to b acco . ▁A ▁proposal ▁in ▁I cel and ▁would ▁ban ▁to b acco ▁sales ▁from ▁sh ops , ▁making ▁it ▁pres cription - only ▁and ▁therefore ▁disp ens able ▁only ▁in ▁ph arma cies ▁on ▁doctor ' s ▁orders . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁hopes ▁to ▁achieve ▁being ▁to b acco - free ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 5 ▁and ▁Finland ▁by ▁ 2 0 4 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁anti - sm oking ▁groups ▁proposed ▁a ▁' sm oking ▁lic ence ' ▁– ▁if ▁a ▁sm oker ▁managed ▁to ▁quit ▁and ▁hand ▁back ▁their ▁lic ence , ▁they ▁would ▁get ▁back ▁any ▁money ▁they ▁paid ▁for ▁it . ▁Medical ▁students ▁in ▁Singapore ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁state ▁of ▁Tas mania ▁have ▁proposed ▁a ▁' to b acco ▁free ▁mill en ni um ▁generation ▁initi ative ' ▁by ▁b anning ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁all ▁to b acco ▁products ▁to ▁anyone ▁born ▁in ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Brazil ▁became ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁country ▁to ▁ban ▁all ▁flav ored ▁to b acco , ▁including ▁ment h ols . ▁It ▁also ▁b anned ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁estimated ▁ 6 0 0 ▁add it ives ▁used , ▁perm itting ▁only ▁eight . ▁This ▁reg ulation ▁applies ▁to