The implementation of tobacco control measures in the Americas is like the curate's egg – good in parts. And, also like the curate's egg, implementation seems to be cooling down.Read More
Just about everybody agrees that snus consumption is hugely less risky than is smoking cigarettes, but in the US this cannot be said officially. This must be part of the gaping truth deficit. Read More
India's ban on vaping products gives free rein to the country's tobacco manufacturers to concentrate their fire on combustible products.Read More
Although 95 percent of the comments received in reply to a public consultation on flavors were seemingly invalid; this should not be used as a reason to move away from such consultations.Read More
The claim by the UK Government that changes to tobacco law post a no-deal Brexit will be minor should be taken with a pinch of salt. The EU (Withdrawal) Act gives it sweeping powers.Read More
The tobacco industry is accused of creating wolves masquerading as sheep; but the idea that such a disguise would work seems far-fetched given the scrutiny to which it is subjected.Read More
The US leaf-tobacco and vaping industries will be left counting the costs of the trade war being waged between the US and China.Read More
Israel is banning Juul electronic cigarettes because they pose 'a grave risk to public health'. Combustible cigarettes will remain on sale because, presumably, they don't pose such a risk. Read More
The UK Government has banned tobacco smoking in prisons, but it seems to have been a Pyrrhic victory.Read More
An opinion piece in the Malay Mail has set out a rational argument for allowing smokers to use vaping devices to quit smoking while, at the same time, studying the effects of vaping.Read More
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