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New Zealand passes world-first tobacco law to ban smoking for next generation

The country is believed to be the first to implement an annually rising legal smoking age

The Guardian - AU

Supreme Court upholds California ban on sale of flavored tobacco products

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a last-minute plea from the tobacco industry and cleared the way for California to enforce a statewide ban on the sale of most flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court won't block California flavored tobacco ban

The Supreme Court has refused a request from tobacco companies to stop California from enforcing a ban on flavored tobacco products that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November

The Independent UK

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Tory Steve Barclay to stub out plan to make Britain tobacco free by 2030

Whitehall sources say he is abandoning the scheme to raise the legal age for buying tobacco one year every year until no-one was able to buy cigarettes at all

Daily Mirror

Oregon's Anti-Vape Laws Will Put This Deaf Immigrant's Hookah Shop Out of Business

You can smoke all the pot you want, but flavored tobacco or nicotine is soon to be illegal.

Reason

Call for Dambuster George 'Johnny' Johnson road name tribute

But Bristol mayor says new street at centre of tobacco road name row has already been decided

Bristol Post

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Google Year In Search: Two London attractions were the most searched-for

This year, people around the globe searched for two of London’s top landmarks.

Evening Standard

Police uncover haul of illegal tobacco and cigarettes in car after spotting man 'acting suspiciously'

The male ran off and was chased by officers before being detained in Rochdale town centre

Manchester Evening News

New South Bristol road to be named after first female lord mayor after tobacco row

Marvin Rees vetoed plans for 70-home development to called Navy Cut Road in honour of old cigarette brand

Bristol Post

Young People Are Using Cigarettes To Quit Vapes, Threatening Decades Of Anti-Tobacco Progress

Vape addiction rates among young people have risen so much that cigarette smoking rates are starting to lift too, after decades of declines.

Pedestrian.tv

2 Tobacco Stocks to Buy Before It Gets Too Late

Amid increased health awareness, tobacco usage has declined over the past years. However, the U.S. is still a leading tobacco producer. And given the introduction of new products and sticky consumer habits, the industry should witness stable growth. Thus, investors should buy fundamentally strong tobacco stocks Altria Group (MO) and…

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More South Africans are smoking - higher taxes and stronger law enforcement are needed

Tobacco use imposes a significant health and economic burden on countries. Research estimates that the cost of smoking in South Africa amounted to 0.97% of the country’s GDP in 2016. These costs are likely to have increased as a result of the observed rise in smoking prevalence over the past…

The Conversation

Two shops forced to shut as raids discover huge stash of illegal tobacco and vapes

There has been a series of recent busts at shops in Newport selling banned cigarettes, tobacco, and vapes

Wales Online

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Does cannabis smoke cause more lung damage than tobacco smoke? A researcher reveals the truth

Flaws in a viral study have some calling for its retraction.

The Conversation

Why Big Tobacco's attempts to rehabilitate its image are so dangerous

In September, Imperial Tobacco Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of British American Tobacco, was awarded the “Great Place to Work” certification, one of the leading authorities on workplace culture.

The Guardian - AU

‘Lives are at stake’: Australia returns to the nicotine frontline with vaping reform

A decade since world-first plain packaging reforms, there is a new threat: the alarming rate of children using e-cigarettes

AAP

Investment giant fined for greenwashing

Vanguard Australia has been fined for describing investments in cigarette and tobacco sales in potentially misleading ways.

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Banning menthol cigarettes and more health warnings are only the start. Australia could look to NZ for how to do tobacco control

This week’s announcement of a raft of new tobacco control measures – including banning menthol products and proposing health warnings on individual cigarettes – are important and welcome.

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2 Defensive Stocks That Deserve a Spot in Your Portfolio

Despite widespread market volatility and rising recession fears, the U.S. economy looks resilient enough to deal with a palpable growth slowdown. Experts are hopeful that the broader markets will stabilize eventually. Amid this, investors should exercise caution and consider adding fundamentally strong and defensive stocks Altria Group (MO) and Sprouts…

The Guardian - AU

Australia to consider tougher nicotine e-cigarette import and labelling laws to tackle teen vaping

Therapeutic Goods Administration to investigate border control laws, as well as tougher regulation of nicotine products and advertising

The Guardian - AU

Australian government to crack down on nicotine e-cigarettes as rates of teen vaping skyrocket

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds many children do not know they are consuming highly addictive nicotine in vapes until it is too late

Daily Mirror

Couple shocked to discover mystery white powder and tobacco in Poundland gift box

Callum Baker and Lily Tomlinson called the police when they found the unknown substances inside the Poundland gift boxes they were planning to use for Christmas

WEKU

The chase is on: Regulators are slowly cracking down on vapes aimed at teens

The advent of vaping revived nicotine addiction among young people after a dramatic decline. The FDA seems poised to at last yank some products aimed at teens from the market. Will it work?

Wales Online

Couple find mystery powder and tobacco inside Poundland gift box

Callum Baker and Lily Tomlinson had bought the boxes to put presents in but got a surprise when they opened one of them

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