It has long been said that India's bidi smokers should switch to the more modern cigarette. But perhaps they will jump that stage and go for post-modern technology.Read More
Tobacco use among young people in the US fell between 2011 and 2017, but electronic-cigarette use increased. Is there a connection here?Read More
A flavors ban in the US city of San Francisco will make life an uphill struggle for local vapers and smokers looking to switch to vaping.Read More
Beijing, China, is estimated to have about 3.99 million tobacco smokers, about 200,000 fewer than before strict smoking restrictions were introduced about three years ago.Read More
Taking advantage of the increasing number of Chinese visitors arriving in Thailand, the Tobacco Authority of Thailand is to start marketing its own Chinese-style cigarettes.Read More
You don’t have to like smoking to see there is a problem with the EU Commission giving taxpayers’ money to NGOs that use that money to lobby the Commission.Read More
Having harvested the low-hanging consumers, the suppliers of heat-not-burn products in Japan are having to cut prices to maintain consumer interest.Read More
The fight over standardized tobacco-product packaging, which at best has a marginal impact on consumption, seems to be a distraction. There should be a united focus on reduced-risk products.Read More
Because California law prohibits the sale of e-cigarettes to those under 21, San Francisco's proposed ban on flavored e-liquids would impact only adults trying to quit smoking.Read More
In Australia, where tobacco prices are astronomically high, the fall in the number of smokers has been tiny. Perhaps it should try nicotine-delivering electronic-cigarettes.Read More
