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By Kevin Jiang, Toronto Star April 29, 2024- Shoppers are already noticing some cigarettes individually labelled with health warnings in stores — and pretty soon, it will be the standard. The Canadian regulation, the first of its kind in the world, will require all cigarette manufacturers to label individual smokes with written, bilingual warnings. The deadline for king-size cigarettes,... View Article

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Apr

Minneapolis City Council passes tobacco ordinance that sets $15 minimum price for cigarettes

By Anthony Bettin, Jason Rantala, and Ubah Ali, CBS News Minnesota April 27, 2024- Smoking in Minneapolis is set to get more expensive thanks to a new ordinance passed by the City Council. The ordinance passed Thursday increases the minimum price for a pack of cigarettes and other commercial tobacco products to $15. According to... View Article

17
Apr

U.K. lawmakers back anti-smoking bill, moving step closer to a future ban on all tobacco sales

By Duarte Dias, CBS News April 17, 2024- U.K. lawmakers have voted decisively in favor of legislation aimed at eventually banning smoking in Britain. The controversial Tobacco and Vapes Bill is now one step closer to becoming law after clearing its first hurdle in parliament. The bill would make it illegal to sell tobacco to... View Article

21
Mar

Requiring ugly images of smoking’s harm on cigarettes won’t breach First Amendment, court says

By Kevin McGill, Associated Press March 21, 2024- A federal requirement that cigarette packs and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking — including pictures of smoke-damaged lungs and feet blackened by diminished blood flow — does not violate the First Amendment, an appeals court ruled Thursday. The ruling from a three-judge panel of... View Article

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16
Jan

Tobacco use falling worldwide but Big Tobacco fighting to reverse trend, WHO says

CBS News Moneywatch January 16- The number of adult tobacco users has dropped steadily in recent years, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, but...

26
Sep

Majority of Canadians want provincial governments to use the current insolvency process to force Big Tobacco to phase out cigarette sales

By CNW Group, Yahoo! Finance September 26- A new Leger poll finds that there is strong public support (70%) for provinces to use their lawsuits against tobacco...

22
Sep

(UK Prime Minister) Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation

By Pippa Crerar and Rowena Mason, The Guardian September 22- Rishi Sunak is considering introducing some of the world’s toughest anti-smoking measures that would in...

09
Aug

Seven out of 10 people protected by at least one tobacco control measure

World Health Organization, Joint News Release July 31- A new World Health Organization (WHO) report highlights that 5.6 billion people – 71% of the world’s...

01
Jul

Big Tobacco posts warning signs at 220,000 US stores, wrapping up ongoing lawsuit since 1999

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN July 1- The largest tobacco manufacturers will have to post eye-catching warning signs about cigarette smoking in over 200,000 stores across...

12
Jun

Tobacco Giants Are Fighting to Keep Graphic Warning Labels off Their Products

By Noah M. Sachs, Slate June 12- If you’ve traveled abroad, you’ve probably seen the warnings. Outside the United States, cigarette packages are affixed with...

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