The Maldives is the first country in the world to impose a generational smoking ban. The ban prohibits anyone born after January 1, 2007 from purchasing or using tobacco products of any kind, expanding existing law that prohibits the use of vapes and electronic cigarettes for all ages. While the Maldives is not the first to pass a generational ban, it has become the first country to enforce one, as New Zealand’s generational ban was passed in 2022 but repealed in 2023 before it could be enforced.