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'Cool' hookah being banned by Karnataka: Serious health issues it can cause

Karnataka government has banned hookah citing 'public health and safety'. StateHealth Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao took to social media to inform the public about the decision. This decisive action is backed by alarming data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2016-17 (GATS-2), which states that 22.8 per…

The Times of India

FTSE 100 Live 8 February: Index closes down 0.4%, S&P still near 5000 with $44bn added to Arm value

London’s long-awaited run of dealmaking action continued today when Tesco unveiled the sale of its banking operations to Barclays.

Evening Standard

Albanese government condemns ‘widespread marketing’ of nicotine pouches to young people

Regulated in Australia as prescription medicines, nicotine pouches are being promoted on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook

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Vape market worth up to $500 million in Victoria

Almost half a million Victorians admit to vaping and new figures reveal the e-cigarette industry could be worth up to $500 million.

AAP

‘All good to take to school?’: Australian influencers promote flavoured nicotine pouches to vape-addicted youths

Exclusive: TikTok users and Australian websites promote likely harmful products as a way to quit vaping – but TGA warns they can only be supplied with a prescription

The Guardian - AU

Secretive US rightwing group Alec designs law to give big business ‘complete immunity for bad acts’

Group wrote model legislation to restrict lawsuits under public nuisance laws used to hold opioid makers and others to account

The Guardian - US

ATF disappointed with Union Budget for sparing tobacco products

The Anti Tobacco Forum in Mysuru expresses disappointment over the budget for not taxing tobacco products.

The Hindu

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The Fight Over Vaping: Lobbyists, Campaigners Clash Before Summit

Does vaping offer an opportunity for smokers to kick their deadly tobacco habit, or pose a vast new health threat to the world's young people?

International Business Times

Panama To Host Anti-tobacco Talks As Industry Courts New, Younger Smokers

A global anti-tobacco meeting opens in Panama on Monday to halt the harmful consequences of smoking, as tobacco companies endeavor to hook more users -- including children -- with addictive products.

International Business Times

The fight over banning menthol cigarettes has a long history steeped in race

Black smokers make up menthol tobacco's largest market, and have the highest rates of lung cancer. But the fight over banning menthol is a complex and divisive issue in the Black community.

WEKU

Men face court after tobacco shop arson probe

Two men charged by detectives investigating arsons linked to an illicit tobacco conflict have faced court.

AAP

Arrest over series of arson attacks in Melbourne

A 25-year-old man has been arrested over a string of arson attacks in Melbourne, with investigators believing he ordered the fires.

AAP

Kentucky receives failing grades from American Lung Association – with one exception

The American Lung Association’s annual State of Tobacco Control report is out and Kentucky received mostly failing grades. However, the state did get a “B” for smoking cessation services.

WEKU

Whisper it, but in opposing Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban, Liz Truss might be right

Restricting flavoured vapes make sense, but halting tobacco sales altogether for all entering adulthood is bizarre, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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US surgeon general Vivek Murthy: ‘Loneliness is like hunger, a signal we’re lacking something for survival’

As the 19th and 21st surgeon general, Murthy has described loneliness as an epidemic on par with tobacco use – the antidote, he says, is human connection

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British Government Plans Ban on Disposable Vapes and Flavored Tobacco

The British government plans to ban disposable vapes and restrict flavors marketed towards children to combat rising youth vaping rates and nicotine addiction.

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Tobacco Plants Offer Sustainable Solution For Vaccine Ingredient Production

Tobacco plants replicate crucial vaccine ingredient, revolutionizing production

The Hindu

Anti Tobacco Forum criticises waiver of penalty on cultivation of unauthorized tobacco

The Anti Tobacco Forum criticizes the Indian government's decision to waive penalties on excess and unauthorized tobacco cultivation.

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Evening Standard

More than four million illegal vapes seized at UK border

The number has quadrupled in a 12-month period, as British authorities attempt to quash youth vaping.

International Business Times

Sweet And 'Spicy': Nicaraguan Cigars Winning Over The World

With a deftness that comes from four decades of experience, Aristo Torres sorts tobacco leaves at a factory in Nicaragua -- a country making great strides in the manufacture and export of cigars.

The Guardian - US

‘They’re addicting kids and they know it’: the attorney challenging social media firms

Matthew P Bergman’s firm has filed cases against Snap, TikTok and others, with a novel argument – that the products are harmful by design

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Are These 3 Tobacco Stocks Worth It in 2024?

The global tobacco industry thrives with reduced-risk innovations and sustained profitability, driven by the popularity of e-cigarettes. Hence, let us delve into fundamentally solid tobacco stocks Turning Point Brands (TPB), Vector Group (VGR), and Imperial Brands (IMBBY) to evaluate if they are worth investing in this year. Read more….

Reason

Chuck Schumer Attacks Lifesaving Zyn Nicotine Pouches

Zyn pouches are a dramatically safer alternative to smoking.

The Guardian - UK

Disposable vapes ban ‘could lead to relapse in people trying to quit smoking’

Study suggests proposal to prevent uptake by children in UK may discourage use of e-cigarettes instead of tobacco among adults

The Guardian - UK

How British American Tobacco lobbied Kenya to water down nicotine pouch warnings

Exclusive: tobacco giant said it would pull investment from a Nairobi factory if its request for smaller health labels was not met, leaked documents show

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