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Why a tobacco-free generation won’t see the light of day through a generational ban

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Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 14:05
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Sri Lanka wants a smokeless future, and so it should. But a Tobacco-free generation will leave the country with something far harder to control: an unregulated illegal market. What is a Tobacco-Free Generation (TFG)? TFG is a concept that h...

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  • —Sri Lanka wants a smokeless future, and so it should.
  • —But a Tobacco-free generation will leave the country with something far harder to control: an unregulated illegal market.
  • —What is a Tobacco-Free Generation (TFG)? TFG is a concept that has made headlines recently.
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