Tobacco

E-Cigarettes Are No Safer, Study Shows

If you think that using e-cigarette is safer, think again as study shows that even without the carci...

May 12, 2016 10:23 PM EDT

California officially increases legal age in purchasing tobacco products to 21

The state of California has increased the legal age in purchasing and using tobacco products. This l...

May 05, 2016 05:40 AM EDT

Delhi Government Prohibits Sale of All Types of Chewing Tobacco

India's growing cases of mouth and throat cancer prompts the government to issue a new ban on the ...

Apr 18, 2016 11:04 PM EDT

New York City bans chewing of tobacco at Major League ballparks and other venues

The New York City mayor has signed a measure that will ban all use of chewed tobacco and e-cigarette...

Apr 07, 2016 12:56 AM EDT

New York City bans chewing of tobacco at Major League ballparks and other venues

The New York City mayor has signed a measure that will ban all use of chewed tobacco and e-cigarette...

Apr 07, 2016 12:56 AM EDT

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s marijuana legalization could rake in $5B annually, says CIBC

CIBC World Markets reported that legalizing marijuana in Canada could rake up an annual tax income o...

Jan 31, 2016 06:45 AM EST

Australia Wins International Battle Against Philip Morris Over Plain Cigarette Packs

Aftera the 5-year-battle with tobacco giant, Philip Morris, Australia has prevailed in maintaining i...

Jan 15, 2016 05:21 AM EST

Obama Continues His Executive Order Regarding Gun Laws; White House Reveals Plans

White House unveiled new rules about the new executive orders Obama to do everything just to pass th...

Jan 05, 2016 03:50 AM EST

Tasmanian Government to raise its legal age for smoking; Doctors and businessmen say it will not work

Tasmanian Government wants to increase the legal age for smokers. Many people including doctors and ...

Dec 21, 2015 07:16 AM EST

U.S. states urge FDA to ensure warnings on liquid nicotine products

Attorneys general of 33 U.S. states, including New York's Eric Schneiderman, urged the Food and Drug...

Sep 29, 2015 10:38 PM EDT

India delays implementation of bigger tobacco pack warnings

India has decided to delay implementation of bigger health warnings on tobacco packaging by a year u...

Sep 29, 2015 06:40 AM EDT

U.S. court hands partial win to tobacco firms over judge-ordered disclosures

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday ruled that tobacco companies cannot be forced to announce pub...

May 22, 2015 11:02 PM EDT

China hikes cigarette tax in anti-smoking drive

China is set to raise the wholesale tax rate for cigarettes to 11 percent from 5 percent, the Minist...

May 08, 2015 10:13 AM EDT

Amended China law curbs tobacco ads in land of smokers

China's parliament has passed legislation that restricts tobacco advertising in public, strengthenin...

Apr 25, 2015 07:25 AM EDT

Tobacco companies sue FDA over label approvals

A group of tobacco companies sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday over recent guida...

Apr 15, 2015 08:48 AM EDT

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