Retailers in Guam could be in for a difficult transition if a proposed bill goes through because the minimum age for buying tobacco products and the fines for selling such products to those underage will Read More
Staff Writer
March 3, 2017
Law raises smoking age and sets minimum pack size. Read More
Staff Writer
March 3, 2017
Japan has tended to take a fairly-independent line when it comes to smoking-related matters, but it is looking at falling into line and upping its tobacco bans ahead of the 2020 Olympics.Read More
Staff Writer
March 3, 2017
A call by an anti-tobacco foundation in Taiwan for a ban on tobacco smoking in all indoor public places seems to be based on air-quality measurements taken in nightclubs that allow smoking.Read More
Staff Writer
March 2, 2017
It is often said that cigarette taxes are raised to ‘encourage’ smokers to quit, but people aren’t encouraged with sticks. Encouragement comes in the form of alternative products.Read More
Staff Writer
March 2, 2017
The calls for tobacco harm-reduction strategies to replace quit-or-die policies seem to becoming louder with each day that passes. Read More
Staff Writer
March 2, 2017
The incidence or smoking in Shanghai, China, fell by 3.6 percentage points between 2010 and 2016, and, following the imposition of a public-places smoking ban yesterday, the incidence is likely to fall further.Read More
Staff Writer
March 2, 2017
The imposition of standardized tobacco packaging in South Africa would provide a boost to the illegal trade and might threaten the viability of British American Tobacco’s factory there.Read More
Staff Writer
March 1, 2017
A proposed bill banning most e-liquid flavors in New Jersey, US, is contrary to public health goals and would push vapers back toward conventional cigarettes and their known harms.Read More
Staff Writer
March 1, 2017
If the Canadian government is to prevent vape shops from providing their customers with scientific information about relative health risks, then it should provide such information.Read More
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