The Latest Breaking News from Tobacco

Dublin detector dog sniffs out illegal cigarettes, tobacco, and cash

Officers, with the assistance of detector dog Bill, seized approximately 141kgs of tobacco, over 74,000 cigarettes, and cash

Dublin Live · Sep 6, 2022

Thousands of fake cigarettes found in 'hidden compartments'

Police visited several stores after reports of shops selling fake cigarettes to minors

Liverpool Echo · Sep 5, 2022

New anti-smoking legislation at Lanarkshire hospitals welcomed by charity

The Prohibition of Smoking Outside Hospital Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2022, comes into effect today

Daily Record · Sep 5, 2022

This Tobacco Giant Among 3 High Yielding Stocks That Have Increased Dividend Yields To Over 5%

Companies in the S&P 500 that consecutively raise dividends for over 25 years and 50 years, are known as dividend aristocrats and kings, respectively. When hunting for dividend stocks, it can prove to be beneficial investing in corporations that consecutively raise dividends. Here are three dividend stocks that have raised dividend…

Benzinga · Aug 29, 2022

Win or lose, here’s how tobacco companies are reaping millions in California off Prop. 31 fight

Win or lose, tobacco companies are reaping hundreds of millions of dollars thanks to a California proposition that they spent a fraction of that amount to get on this fall’s ballot.

Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022

Family seeks justice for asbestos-related death of former tobacco scientist

Ivy Dash died in 2020 after a "devastating" decline caused by mesothelioma

Bristol Post · Aug 27, 2022

Andhra Pradesh: Tobacco Institute of India director calls for ‘pragmatic’ tax policies

‘Heavy taxes have made India the fourth largest market for illicit cigarettes in the world’

The Hindu · Aug 26, 2022

California Lawmakers Are Being Hypocritical About 'Harm Reduction' Policies

The state is prioritizing harm-reduction approaches for drug users. That's great. So why are lawmakers taking a maximalist approach to punishing smokers?

Reason · Aug 26, 2022

New Survey Data Cast Further Doubt on the FDA's Opposition to Flavored E-Cigarettes

The "epidemic" of adolescent vaping seems to be fading fast, and vaping is replacing smoking among adults, a harm-reducing trend that regulators seem determined to discourage.

Reason · Aug 25, 2022

More communities are giving flavored tobacco the boot. Will California follow?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — California’s third-largest city banished flavored tobacco products from store shelves this summer, joining scores of other cities and counties in the state in a public health push to reduce nicotine addiction among youths and young adults.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022