REGINA – The Canadian Cancer Society says the Saskatchewan government is not enforcing legislation that bans the sale of tobacco to minors.
Until a year ago, the federal government enforced the law by sending teenage shoppers into stores.
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But last year the provincial government started to enforce the law, but only based on complaints.
The problem is there have been very few complaints – about six.
The Canadian Cancer Society says that’s proof the province’s complaints-based approach doesn’t work.
The society says Saskatchewan’s youth smoking rate is 20%, double the national average.
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