The Latest Breaking News from Tobacco

Davanagere becomes first city to implement vendor licensing to regulate tobacco sales in shops

Davanagere City Corporation implements Tobacco Vendor Licensing (TVL) to regulate sale of tobacco products, reduce access to children & illicit trade.

The Hindu · Dec 31, 2023

Young people took up smoking during the pandemic – how tobacco has been used for stress relief for more than a century

In the UK and much of the west, smoking rates have consistently declined since the turn of the millennium. But during some of the most anxiety-ridden months of the COVID pandemic in early 2020, that rate of decline slowed almost to a stop.

The Conversation · Dec 29, 2023

5 Highest Yielding Dividend Kings Today

If rebalancing your portfolio is top of mind, here are 5 dividend kings to consider before they get too expensive.

Barchart · Dec 29, 2023

Avalanche Broadcaster Accidentally Took Swig of Partner’s Tobacco Spit Cup Live on Air

The video is equally gross and hilarious.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 23, 2023

California banned sales of flavored e-cigarettes in 2022 − but a new study finds online stores are still selling them, even to kids

Californians – including minors – are still able to buy flavored electronic cigarettes online, even after the state’s much-publicized ban went into effect. That’s the key finding of my team’s new study, published in JAMA Network Open.

The Conversation · Dec 21, 2023

Economists, health experts push for steep hike in taxes on tobacco products

With consumption of tobacco products claiming the lives of over 13 lakh people in the country every year, economists and health experts suggested a steep increase in the tax rates on tobacco products to disincentivise consumers from purchasing them.

The Hindu · Dec 21, 2023

A central Kentucky father and son remain committed to tobacco production

There was a time when swirling leafy clumps of tobacco plants were found back-to-back to back along Kentucky’s farming landscape. However, that’s not the case today. With the health impacts of smoking well documented and consumption falling steadily over the years, full-time only-burley growers are hard to find. A father…

WEKU · Dec 21, 2023

Elf Bar and other e-cigarette makers dodged US customs and taxes after China's ban on vaping flavors (cloned)

Until recently, the Chinese manufacturer behind Elf Bar e-cigarettes was able to slip its products passed U.S. customs officials

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023

Elf Bar and other e-cigarette makers dodged US customs and taxes after China's ban on vaping flavors

Until recently, the Chinese manufacturer behind Elf Bar e-cigarettes was able to slip its products passed U.S. customs officials

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023

Illegal cigarettes, vapes seized in $2.3m police bust

Victorian police officers have raided several tobacco stores linked to crime syndicates, seizing $2.3 million worth of illicit tobacco products.

AAP · Dec 19, 2023