Jump to full article: Guernsey Press, 2009-06-26
Author: Jess Stevenson
Intro: IF CIGARETTES are keeping shopkeepers in business then they should change what they sell, according to Health and Social Services minister Hunter Adam.
He made the comment after being presented with a 1,200-strong petition against a ban on the display of tobacco products and a law on proxy sales.
The signatures were collected by Paperbox and Candy Shop proprietor Phillip Morgan and the Channel Island Tobacco Importers and Manufacturers’ Association.
Mr Morgan claimed that a ban on displays would force retailers out of business because of the costs associated with fitting a tobacco display below the counter.
‘If profits from cigarette sales are the main thing keeping them [shopkeepers] in business then I’d find it difficult to justify that because they pose a danger to people’s health,’ said Deputy Adam.
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