Attorney: Rights not absolute; new limits can withstand constitutional challenge
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October 2, 2026
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Akash Samaroo
Senior Counsel Lee Merry says the Government’s new age restrictions on alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and gambling, as well as its mandatory identification requirements, would not automatically breach citizens’ constitutional rights.
Merry says the critical question in any legal challenge would be whether the Government can demonstrate that the restrictions serve a legitimate purpose and go no further than necessary to achieve it.
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