About 37 percent of Qatar’s population above the age of 15 is said to smoke tobacco; so the inauguration of a new tobacco-control center marks a significant development.Read More
The number of smokers in Beijing has fallen since the enforcement of a smoking ban in the city, but it is not clear whether the fall is due to the ban.Read More
Jordan’s approach to regulating the smoking of argileh in public appears well-balanced. Restaurants and cafés may serve either argileh or food, but not both unless they set up separate areas.Read More
Since when has it been reasonable for an ordinary EU citizen to have to resort to the courts to sort out the imprecise rules on carrying excisable goods between member states?Read More
Organizations in Ghana have become the latest voices in Africa to call for a ban on shisha products and their use. Read More
The late onset of rains in Zimbabwe is expected to delay the opening of the flue-cured tobacco selling season, which could have a knock-on effect through the economy.Read More
The depiction of smoking in films is deplored because it is said to lead people to smoke. So why is there no outcry about the depiction of increasing levels of extreme violence?Read More
Is it surprising that 61 percent of people who try one cigarette go on to become smokers? It seems more significant that 39 percent don’t ‘progress’ in this way.Read More
An official in Indonesia has called for less smoking and more meat eating to combat poverty and its effects. But many people believe that increasing meat-eating globally is not sustainable.Read More
A US Food and Drug Administration proposal to limit levels of nitrosamines in finished smokeless tobacco products could pose an existential threat to fire-cured production in the US.Read More
