New Zealand lawmakers are trying a creative way to keep people from smoking: Thanks to a new law, anyone born after 2008 will never be allowed to legally buy cigarettes in the country. Currently, those over 18 are still able to purchase tobacco, but the new restrictions will eventually raise the smoking age year by year until it applies to the whole population. Recently, New Zealand has been trying to reduce smoking, and so far, the measures seem to be working, as the national smoking rate for adults has halved in the past decade, according to government statistics. Although some people worry that this new ban will fuel a black market, others see the move as a step in the right direction. “This legislation accelerates progress towards a smoke-free future,” says Ayesha Verrall, the country’s associate health minister. “Thousands of people will live longer, healthier lives.”