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California may require labels on pot products to warn of mental health risks

A proposed bill would require cannabis products to carry large warnings, similar to cigarettes. But the state's legal pot industry says more rules make it harder to compete with the illicit market.

WEKU

Brain networks and nicotine addiction

A study of patients who quit smoking spontaneously reveals brain networks that are associated with alcohol and other forms of addiction

The Hindu

Woman escorted from Morrisons as litter police wrongly accuse her of dropping cigarette

Non-smoking Angela Bellas claims she she was made to feel like a criminal by wardens who led her from Morrisons in Wincheap, Canterbury and back out to the car park

Daily Mirror

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Smoking age: here's what effect raising it to 21 could have in England

Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the UK – accounting for nearly 100,000 deaths each year. In England alone, smoking caused nearly 75,000 deaths in 2020. In economic terms, smoking costs the economy an estimated £19 billion a year – with smoking-related health issues alone…

The Conversation

Lose weight, stop smoking, exercise more: the psychology behind positive behavioural change

Whether it’s reducing alcohol consumption, increasing physical activity, or promoting healthy eating, researchers at the University of Plymouth have found that mental imagery can play an integral part when it comes to changing habits

The Guardian - UK

Young West Lothian prisoner attacked party guest who put 'substance' under his nose

Owen Phillips claimed he later saw the same person smoking heroin off an identical piece of tin foil in the bathroom of the house, a court heard.

Edinburgh Live

Editorial: The FDA is right to ban menthol cigarettes

Take a deep breath, America. We’ve made serious progress against cigarette smoking. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23% of adults were smokers in 2000. By 2020, the rate had fallen to 12.5%. Teen use of traditional cigarettes has plummeted from 22.5% in 2002 to 6%…

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Benzinga

What is an Elf Bar and are they dangerous as new vape smoking craze surges?

Disposable vapes are becoming increasingly popular - but are they safe?

Daily Record

What is an Elf Bar and are they bad for you as new smoking craze rips across UK

Elf Bars and other disposable vapes have appeared out of nowhere, suddenly popping up in the hands of smokers everywhere you look - but are they safe?

Daily Mirror

Effect of cannabis on the body as use of drug hits 10 year high

Cannabis is more popular than any other illegal drug in the country

Liverpool Echo

Dad smoking cigarette on balcony thrown in air by explosion

Adam Walker heard the sound of a loud bang followed by the screams of his three-year-old son

Liverpool Echo

UFC hopeful Top Noi Kiwram confirms smoking cigarettes before fights: ‘Why don’t you do some bad things?’

The passion for nicotine and tobacco seemingly knows no end for one "Road to UFC" prospect.

USA Today Sports Media Group

'Why do we tolerate this?': Ex-smoker who started in primary school and had cancer three times welcomes calls to change the law

South Shields' Sue Mountain has had cancer three times due to smoking - she's backing calls to raise the legal age for buying tobacco after a landmark report.

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Wales Online

People in Wales have strong objections to plans to hike smoking age every year

'Use education and harm reduction strategies instead'

The Conversation

Plan to slash smoking in England is backed by the evidence – but it could go even further

If smoking tobacco was invented today, there is little doubt it would be made illegal. The harm it does is simply too great.

Chronicle Live

Smoking could be banned in beer gardens and on beaches as part of radical proposals

Dr Javed Khan is calling for measures to be put in place, hoping to move towards a smoke-free UK by 2030

Daily Mirror

Care worker who glassed woman on night out after karaoke row avoids jail

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Sophie Robinson fell out with Katie Rickerby in the smoking area of a Newcastle pub before going inside and hitting her and glassing Abbey Quinn, causing nasty injuries

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Radical plan to ban smoking in most council houses

Proposed shake-up in tobacco laws would also see lighting up not permitted in outdoor places such as beer gardens, cafe pavements and beaches

ABC News

Is vaping a safer alternative to smoking? We just don't know yet

Studies show that people who vape are more likely to progress to smoking tobacco products.

Wales Online

Smoking in beer gardens outlawed in England under proposed tobacco laws shake-up

Ministers told they will not meet their pledge to make country smoke-free by 2030 unless reforms are brought in soon

The Independent UK

Smokefree 2030: Have your say on government plans to raise the age for smoking to phase it out

Vote in our poll on whether the legal age for smoking should be raised

Daily Mirror

Smokers living in council housing could be banned from lighting up, new report suggests

Dr Javed Khan OBE has made some radical proposals that those living in council housing should be banned from smoking, as well as stubbing out the habit in pub gardens

Evening Standard

Talking Point: Should the smoking age be raised each year?

Annually raising the minimum age for buying tobacco is among the recommendations in a Government-commissioned review.

The Independent UK

Dishonest to say smoking debate is about health versus freedom, says Whitty

Professor Sir Chris Whitty said a small number of wealthy companies are profiting from some of the most vulnerable in society.

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