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    Is it true that Bhutan is the first nation to ban tobacco sales?

    Question #95927. Asked by armindasantana. (May 21 08 4:10 PM)


    ChinaCatmama

    		According to the BBC it is.
    "The predominantly Buddhist nation is thought to be the first country in the world to impose such a ban."
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4012639.stm

    May 21 08, 4:19 PM
    ChinaCatmama

    		Meant to include this to make a more complete quote:

    "A ban on the sale of all tobacco products has come into effect in the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan."
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4012639.stm

    May 21 08, 4:21 PM

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