The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned vaping company Elf Bar’s adverts that were using the slogan “recycling for a greener future” after...
Archive - November 2023
After being postponed due to the security situation in Panama, the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO...
The Malawian Parliament has passed the Tobacco Industry Bill which seeks to repeal the Tobacco Industry Act No. 10 of 2019, reports Nyasa Times.
The act has...
France wants to ban smoking on all beaches as well as in public parks, forests and near schools after Emmanuel Macron promised to create "the first...
According to the Health Minister, the country will ban the import of disposable vapes from January initiating the first step in curbing the growing popularity...
The coalition parties have agreed on the final version of the law on the legalization of cannabis. The law is to be less strict than previously planned...
Research foundation “The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World” that was originally set up by Philip Morris International (PMI) will no longer accept any...
BAT has launched a multi-pronged media campaign urging new regulations be introduced so “the vaping industry can fulfil its potential to make smoke-free a...
The new centre-right government plans to turn around laws banning tobacco sales to anyone born after 2008, reports Bloomberg.
The legislation that meant...
SNP ministers signalled on 22 November that they would follow the UK government and raise the minimum age for the sale of tobacco products. The Scottish...
In his autumn statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that the price of hand-rolling tobacco will rise by over GBP 2 and the cost of a pack of cigarettes...
The sale of three types of flavoured cigarettes distributed by Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) has been stopped in Sri Lanka with immediate effect, reports Daily...
A group of Tory MPs are threatening to rebel against Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban that would see anyone born after 1 January 2009 never legally be allowed to...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made a move against e-cigarettes disguised to look like everyday items and toys, reports Medical Xpress.
The...
The Nirvana frontman's pack of cigarettes and his left-handed Fender Mustang electric guitar, which he played at his last public performance before his death...
Zimbabwe’s tobacco export earnings have risen by 29.2 per cent to over USD 1 billion compared to the same 10-month period last year, reports The...
Egypt has sold a stake in tobacco products maker Eastern Co. This is the first foreign sale of a major state asset since it agreed to a privatisation programme...
The country’s first medical cannabis clinic, Medicann, says it has already been "inundated" with patients eager to know if they are eligible, reports the...
Imperial Brands recorded revenue of GBP 32.5 billion for its financial year to September and posted an adjusted operating profit of GBP 3.89 billion, according...
Due to a worrying rise in consumption among youths, Denmark is planning to increase taxes on nicotine products including snus, reports AFP.
The Danish...