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A cigarette machine is a vending machine that dispenses packs of
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A cigarette machine is a vending machine that dispenses packs of cigarette
A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end, causing it to smolder; the resulting smoke is orally inhaled via the opp ...
s in exchange for payment. Many modern cigarette machines require customers to swipe an identification card
An identity document (also called ID or colloquially as papers) is any document that may be used to prove a person's identity. If issued in a small, standard credit card size form, it is usually called an identity card (IC, ID card, citizen ca ...
to prevent persons under the legal smoking age from purchasing tobacco. Because of their potential for misuse by underage persons, many jurisdictions restrict where cigarette machines can be located or prohibit them altogether.
Bans and restrictions
In order to aid the restriction of sale of tobacco to minors, cigarette machines are regulated in many countries.
Japan
Since July 2008, companies may face prosecution if found selling tobacco to anyone under the legal age, 20 years old. To avoid this, Japan has introduced a government registered electronic smart card, called '' Taspo'', that allows the user to purchase from the machines. To get a Taspo card, the purchaser must present their passport or ID to any government-authorized business offering the service. As an automated way of determining age, the Fujitaka company is developing a technology that allows the vending machine to determine, using a digital camera and based on the facial wrinkles and sags of the potential buyer, whether the buyer is old enough to purchase cigarettes. The system compares facial characteristics including bone structure, sags, and crow's feet against a record of more than 100,000 people. However, if the user fails they can still use the machine with a Taspo card.Regulatory status by country
See also
* Action on Smoking and Health *Clark Whittington
Art-o-mat machines are repurposed cigarette vending machines that dispense cigarette pack-sized artwork.
Clark Whittington installed the first Art-o-mat at an art show in June 1997 that dispensed black & white photographs for $1.00 each.
There ...
, creator of the Art-o-mat
Art-o-mat machines are repurposed cigarette vending machines that dispense cigarette pack-sized artwork.
Clark Whittington installed the first Art-o-mat at an art show in June 1997 that dispensed black & white photographs for $1.00 each.
There ...
, a project to convert disused cigarette machines into art vending machines
* Distroboto, a Canadian project to convert disused cigarette machines into zine vending machines
* Taspo, a Japanese system for age verification at cigarette machines
References
External links
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