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Most Americans support a tobacco ban

The majority of Americans (57%) support a ban on the sale of all tobacco products.

Axios

Türkiye Inflation Higher than Expected at Nearly 58%

Turkish annual inflation dipped to 57.68% in January, official data showed on Friday, but was well above forecasts despite a favorable base effect that is expected to carry on until President Tayyip Erdogan seeks re-election in May. Month-on-month, consumer prices rose 6.65%, the Turkish Statistical Institute said, nearly twice a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Actress' vaping case sparks debate

Taiwanese actress Charlene An's police extortion case is raising concerns over the legality of e-cigs and how smokers can still access them despite a ban in the kingdom.

Bangkok Post

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Underage children have been used as 'bait' to help find stores selling alcohol or tobacco illegally

The council uses secretive techniques of recording and monitoring in order to investigate and prosecute fly tipping, underage sales of alcohol and tobacco and anti-social matters.

Manchester Evening News

Appeal court orders tobacco tax-dodging fine cut

The Court of Appeal on Tuesday ordered a reduction to a 130-million-baht fine imposed on the tobacco giant Philip Morris for evading tax on cigarettes imported from Indonesia.

Bangkok Post

Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic – sometimes with controversial results

People are exposed to numerous chemicals throughout their lifetimes. These chemicals can be from the air, foods, personal care items, household products and medications. Unfortunately, exposure to certain chemicals can cause harmful health effects, including cancer. Substances that cause cancer are called carcinogens. Familiar examples include tobacco smoke, radon, asbestos…

The Conversation

Banned tobacco products seized on express train in Maharashtra's Thane; 3 held

THANE: Three persons have been arrested for allegedly smuggling banned tobacco products worth more than Rs 3 lakh in an express train in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Saturday.

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Wigan council using 'covert surveillance' to crack down on crime

Wigan Council use covert surveillance to investigate incidents of fly tipping, underage sales or alcohol and tobacco and anti-social matters

Manchester Evening News

Man attempting to steal tobacco makes off with scratchcards and juice

Alexander Densley was unable to prise goods from manager's grasp

Bristol Post

1 Top Dividend King to Buy for The Long Haul

With the Fed’s intention to continue hiking interest rates threatening to keep the underperforming stock market in perpetual turmoil, dividend Altria Group, Inc (MO) could help investors secure a steady income stream. Read on….

StockNews.com

Pro-tobacco GOP "killing its own voters"

“Killing your own voters seems like a bad electoral strategy,” columnist warns

Salon

Retailer closed down for selling dodgy tobacco

Anyone found in the premises could face up to 51 weeks in prison, a fine or both

Birmingham Post

City Council is right to crack down on e-cigarettes, vaping

As the tobacco and vaping industries continue youth-focused marketing that prioritizes profits over health, it is critical for local officials to work equally hard to counteract those harmful efforts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police in Spain bust gang exploiting Ukrainian refugees in illegal tobacco factories

The gang is alleged to have smuggled large quantities of tobacco turned into counterfeit cigarettes

Evening Standard

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Reason

Fifth Circuit Grants En Banc Rehearing to Challenge to FDA Rejection of Vaping Products

Another potential legal setback for the FDA's attempt to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.

The Independent UK

Flavored cannabis marketing is criticized for targeting kids

As New York opens more legal outlets for recreational marijuana, some public health advocates want more scrutiny on how marijuana products are being marketed to teens and young adults

The Guardian - UK

UN head accuses fossil fuel firms of business models ‘inconsistent with human survival’

Criticism at Davos for big companies that, ‘like the tobacco industry’, ride roughshod over their own science

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian raid uncovers massive illegal tobacco factory worth £1 million

A major illegal tobacco factory has been uncovered in West Lothian after police and HMRC carried out an operation. Police say it is one of the biggest they've seen.

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Daily Record

Four tonnes of illegal tobacco worth £1m seized in one of Scotland's biggest HMRC raids

Police Scotland and HMRC raided a state-of-the-art factory in West Lothian, which they claim was capable of evading millions of pounds of duty per year.

Daily Record

Scotland's biggest illegal tobacco factory smashed after raid in West Lothian

The site was also one of the most sophisticated discovered by HMRC officers

Tribune News Service

Mexico bans smoking in public, one of world’s strictest anti-tobacco laws

Mexico now bans smoking in hotels, beaches, parks and all other public spaces — one of the world’s strictest laws of its kind.

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson mocked for wondering ‘why is tobacco so dangerous?’

Smoking is now allowed in congressional offices under House GOP rules

Manchester Evening News

Dodgy trader hauled before court after selling illegal cigarettes from car boot

Thousands of illegal cigarettes were found in the BMW

Salon

GOP: Making smoking great again

Masculinity gets toxic — literally! — with the GOP majority's plans to stink up the halls of Congress with tobacco

The Independent UK

School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road

Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem in the mental health crisis among youth

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