The inhalation of the non-psychoactive cannabinoid CBD (cannabidiol) significantly mitigates tobacco smokers’ desire for cigarettes, according to a story in The Daily Chronic quoting clinical trial data published online in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Investigators Read More
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July 5, 2013
Smokers are unlikely to extend their lifespans if they choose to smoke fewer cigarettes but don’t give up altogether, according to a story from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. This was the conclusion reached Read More
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July 5, 2013
Tobacco smoking will be banned in enclosed and some other public places in Jamaica from July 15, according to a piece in The New York Times by Tanya Mohn. From that date, smoking will be prohibited Read More
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July 5, 2013
Anti-smoking activists in Hungary seem set on launching a petition aimed at having a ban imposed on tobacco smoking in public places, according to a story by the All Hungary Media Group. This follows the Read More
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July 5, 2013
Payne is launching a Facebook campaign to find out what people think about packs that can be re-closed and re-sealed. The company says that previous research has suggested that a third of consumers would pay Read More
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July 4, 2013
A new consultancy has joined the tobacco industry—Tobacco Solutions Asia Ltd. Headquartered in Hong Kong, and with support offices in South Africa, Bulgaria and Turkey, TSAL offers services relating to tobacco cultivation, green-leaf threshing, Read More
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July 4, 2013
Bulgarian tobacco producers are planning to stage large-scale demonstrations in the week beginning July 8 to protest at the country’s failure to secure EU funding for the industry during the next multiyear budgetary period. The Read More
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July 4, 2013
The price of electronic cigarettes in Italy could be set to rise sharply as the Italian government considers imposing a tax on these devices, according to a story in The Local quoting a La Stampa Read More
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July 4, 2013
Switzerland is behind the rest of Europe in the fight to crack down on smoking, according to a worldradio.ch story. The story quotes the latest World Health Organization report analyzing the performance of its Read More
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July 4, 2013
In a bid to quit smoking, a man in Turkey’s Kütahya province has taken to wearing a locked wire cage on his head, according to a Hurriyet story. The shape of the cage Read More
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