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Taipei proposes ban on sale of e-cigs
15 Apr 2021.
Taipei health authorities have stepped up efforts to ban the sale of e-cigarettes and include heated tobacco products regulation under the law, reports The China Post.
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| NEW ZEALAND |
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Tough proposals en route to smoke-free
15 Apr 2021.
The Labour government is discussing new measures, which include only being able to buy cigarettes from pharmacies and licensed outlets among other measures, reports The New Daily.
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| ZIMBABWE |
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Season off to a great start
13 Apr 2021.
Tobacco farmers have sold 3.7 million kg of their crops and earned USD 8.9 million in the first three days of the 2021 marketing season, reports The Herald.
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| UNITED STATES |
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Racketeering claims continue against Juul
13 Apr 2021.
A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that most of the racketeering claims against Juul Labs Inc. and Altria Group Inc. can move forward, reports Bloomberg.
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| WORLD |
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WHO: USD 1.4 trillion lost every year to tobacco use
12 Apr 2021.
The WHO has released a new technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration showing countries ways to cut down on over USD 1.4 trillion in health expenditures and lost productivity due to tobacco use worldwide.
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Global tobacco market to reach USD 1.1 trillion by 2027
12 Apr 2021.
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for tobacco estimated at USD 845.1 billion in 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of USD 1.1 trillion by 2027, according to a report by Research and Markets.
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| SAUDI ARABIA |
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Ban on tobacco sales to under 18s
12 Apr 2021.
The country has banned the sale of tobacco to persons under the age of 18 and has also forbidden smoking in areas where children are present, reports The National News.
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| UNITED STATES |
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Virginia legalises marijuana
09 Apr 2021.
On 7 April, Virginia became the first southern US state to approve the use of small amounts of marijuana for personal use, reports Vox.
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| HUNGARY |
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Price increase on tobacco products
08 Apr 2021.
After years of not complying with EU regulations on tobacco excise tax, the country has now hiked its taxes for the second time in one year, reports Hungary today.
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| ZIMBABWE |
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Tobacco selling season starts
07 Apr 2021.
The tobacco selling season in Zimbabwe is underway with 200 million kgs of tobacco expected to go under the hammer this season, reports The Herald.
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