The government together with several parties in the Parliament agreed to implement a prevention plan against usage of tobacco, nicotine and alcohol amongst young people.
- The price of nicotine products will be increased. It became illegal for adults to buy nicotine products for young people under 18 years old. Authorities will make visits to owners of social media pages that sell nicotine products to minors. The taste of nicotine products will be only tobacco or menthol. Where smoking is prohibited, also e-cigarettes are prohibited.
- 16-17 years old can only buy drinks with alcohol content of up to 6% (16.5% before) and will not be able to buy alcohol in nightlife areas after 22 o’clock. It became illegal for adults to buy alcohol drinks over 6% and sell them to young people under 18 years of age. It should be harder to find alcohol products in the supermarket. Youth programs for communities without alcohol.
- The Danish Safety Agency gets 15 million DKK extra to increase the number of controls at shops (to see if they comply with the age requirement). They are allowed to seize illegal nicotine products (puff bars, f.ex). 50.000 DKK fine for stores who are caught breaking the rules. If you get three fines, you completely lose the right to sell tobacco, nicotine or alcohol products.
- The Danish Safety Agency will be allowed to send “mystery shoppers” between 15-17 years old to check if the rules are enforced from 2025.
