Customs officials in Hong Kong have seized over 650 million illegal cigarettes worth HKD 2.25 billion (USD 288 million) in 2023, reports the South China...
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The Australian government has announced a major border force crackdown on the importation of illegal tobacco, reports The National Tribune.
AUD 188.5...
In order to circumvent the ban on selling tobacco products, which will come into effect from 1 July, supermarkets are opening specialist tobacco stores beside...
BAT has launched a new version of its heating device from its glo range.
“The glo Hyper Pro device is lightweight, fits easily in your pocket, and comes...
Tanzania has been named as the second largest tobacco producer in Africa for the year 2022/2023, Daily News reported.
Minister of Agriculture Hussein Bashe...
Nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective in helping people quit smoking than conventional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT), according to the latest Cochrane...
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear R.J. Reynolds’ challenge to a voter-approved measure in California that banned flavoured tobacco products, reports...
On 7 January, the Sultanate of Oman banned the trade of electronic cigarettes, shisha and related accessories, reports BNN.
His Excellency Sulayem bin Ali...
Uzbekistan has indexed excise tax rates on tobacco and alcohol products for 2024, reports UzDaily.
The fixed excise tax rates on domestic alcohol and tobacco...
Portugal has promulgated the parliamentary decree that transposing the European Union directive on the withdrawal of certain exemptions for heated tobacco...
Due to the increase in excise tax on cigarettes in Azerbaijan from 2024, the price of all cigarettes in the country has increased since 3 January, reports...
The number of independent vape stores rose again in the UK last year, amid plans to create a 'smoke-free generation' by restricting sales to children, reports...
Zimbabwe exported USD 1.237 billion worth of tobacco last year compared to USD 983.4 million in 2022, figures from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board...
The UK government plans to impose a tax on vaping products as part of its March budget announcement, reports The Mirror.
Plans for the levy, which will likely...
Ukrainian lawmakers have voted to legalise the medical use of cannabis after activists and supporters called for the move to treat millions of people...
US President Joe Biden has pardoned potentially thousands of people with federal or Washington, DC marijuana possession offenses, reports Reuters.
Biden's...