News – Nevada Tobacco Control and Smoke-free Coalition

By Tom McIlroy and Nino Bucci, The Guardian May 5, 2026- Tobacco giant Philip Morris told a secret Senate hearing that soaring trade in illegal cigarettes would wipe out legal products in Australia as soon as 2030, claiming executives’ identities should be kept secret because of threats from organised crime. Labor criticised Coalition MPs for allowing the... View Article

04
May

The End of Cigarettes is Coming

By Charles Fain Lehman, The Atlantic May 4, 2026- For almost two decades, British retailers have told customers that if they were born after the current date 18 years ago, they can’t buy cigarettes. Starting next year, that date will freeze. Under a recently passed law, selling cigarettes to anyone born on or after January 1,... View Article

02
Mar

The UK is about to start an experiment that could end smoking for good – but it won’t be easy

By Lisa McNally, Yahoo! Finance March 2, 2026- Anyone born after January 1 2009 will never be able to legally buy tobacco in the UK thanks to the tobacco and vapes bill, which is expected to become law in March 2026. When it does, it will mean that the legal age for tobacco sales will... View Article

12
Jan

Somali parliament approves strict tobacco regulations amid rising health concerns

By Abdirahman Khalif, The Eastleigh Voice January 12, 2026- Somalia’s lower parliamentary chamber has approved a national tobacco control framework in a move aimed at reducing tobacco use and tackling a growing public health concern. The House of the People passed the legislation on Monday with 139 votes in favor, three abstentions, and no votes... View Article

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04
Nov

First stores allegedly selling illegal tobacco shut down in Sydney as officials wield new powers

By Anne Davies, The Guardian November 4, 2025- Two stores allegedly selling illicit tobacco in Sydney have been shut down, the first premises to be closed under...

03
Nov

Maldives becomes the first country to impose a generational ban on smoking

By Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News November 3, 2025- The Maldives has become the first country in the world to impose a generational smoking ban, barring anyone born...

26
Oct

Over 1,200 health leaders call for swift passage of UK tobacco and vapes bill

By Morgan Ofori, The Guardian October 26, 2025- More than 1,200 public health leaders have called for the tobacco and vapes bill to be passed...

22
Oct

Smokeless tobacco products now prohibited at Detroit professional sports stadiums

By Paula Wethington, CBS News October 22, 2025- Smokeless tobacco products, including nicotine pouches, are now prohibited in all professional sports stadiums in the City...

16
Oct