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Ban smoking and tax fruit juice, says George Osborne

Ex-chancellor urges UK PM extend sugar tax and raise legal age for tobacco to curb obesity and cancer

The Guardian - UK

Australia’s new vaping import ban: what we do and don’t know so far

A range of new restrictions on vape products have been announced. Here is what’s being proposed – and what is yet to be decided

The Guardian - AU

Why tobacco companies' warnings about a black market are inflated – and misleading

Tobacco companies claim to be transforming their business by “reducing the health impact” of their products. Yet they often oppose the very policies that could achieve this goal.

The Conversation

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Big Tobacco’s ‘horror show’: Vaping ban to hit insidious industry

Health Minister Mark Butler vowed to close what he said was the biggest loophole in the history of Australian healthcare with the vaping ban.

The New Daily

US surgeon general warns of next public health priority: loneliness

Vivek Murthy urged public officials to treat isolation with the same urgency as substance abuse or tobacco

The Guardian - US

Australian government cracks down on smoking and vaping

Australia’s tobacco tax will be increased by billions of dollars over the next four years as the government cracks down on smoking and vaping

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: RBA’s rate hike surprise; higher tobacco taxes; and Serena Williams’ Met Gala reveal

Central bank raises cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% in defiance of most economists’ predictions

The Guardian - AU

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E-cigarettes: Australia to ban recreational vaping in major public health move

Vapes will only be available in pharmacies as an aid to help quitting smokers

Evening Standard

Albanese government to raise tobacco tax by 5% a year to make smoking ‘more unattractive’

Health minister announces new tax measures shortly after revealing sweeping reforms to crack down on vaping

The Guardian - AU

Tobacco tax hiked to stamp out vaping and smoking

Revenue from a federal budget hike in tobacco taxes will go towards programs to reduce smoking rates and vaping.

The New Daily

Australia to ban recreational vaping in e-cigarette crackdown

Australia said on Tuesday it will ban recreational vaping and tighten other aspects of e-cigarette laws in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade to try to stop an alarming rise in teenage vaping.

Reuters

Vapes to be banned for recreational use, 'pharmaceutical' packaging to be required under crackdown

Health Minister Mark Butler is addressing the National Press Club, where he is detailing a ban on the sale of all disposable vapes, strict new controls on prescription products, and reforms to Medicare.

ABC News

Central bank decision a ‘wake-up call’, opposition say – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia to ban non-prescription vapes in biggest smoking reforms in a decade

Quality standards to be introduced on products to tackle youth vaping, including restricting flavours, colours and other ingredients

The Guardian - AU

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The Week

British American Tobacco fined for North Korea sanctions breaches

The world’s second-largest tobacco company has agreed to pay $635m (£510m) in fines plus interest after a subsidiary admitted violating sanctions by selling cigarettes to North Korea.

The Conversation

Premier League’s front-of-shirt gambling ad ban is a flawed approach. Australia should learn from it

“Excellent decision.”

The New Daily

Vapes aren’t 95 per cent less harmful than cigarettes, that myth needs to die

We must debunk the myth that vaping e-cigarettes is 95% less harmful than tobacco cigarettes often and with factual evidence.

The Conversation

No, vapes aren't 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here's how this decade-old myth took off

It’s 2013. The Harlem Shake is on the radio and e-cigarettes are becoming a thing. A group of researchers convene to discuss these and other products containing nicotine.

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France 24

British American Tobacco fined $635 million for violating sanctions on North Korea

British American Tobacco (BAT) has been fined $635 million for breaching sanctions on North Korea. The British multinational, a leader in the sale of tobacco products, will pay the record sum to US authorities. BAT's Singapore subsidiary admitted to selling cigarettes to North Korea over a decade between 2007 and…

WEKU

A tobacco giant will pay $629 million for violating U.S. sanctions against North Korea

British American Tobacco, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, agreed to settle allegations that it did illegal business with Pyongyang in violation of U.S. sanctions.

The Independent UK

Tobacco company settles with US over business in North Korea

The Justice Department says a British tobacco company has agreed to a $629 million settlement to resolve allegations that it did illegal business with North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions

The Hindu

SC stays HC’s decision to quash ban on gutkha, other tobacco items

SC stays Madras High Court’s decision to quash a 2018 notification banning gutkha and other tobacco products in Tamil Nadu.

The Conversation

Researchers discover 18th-century clay tobacco pipes were used as weapons and surgical tools

Tobacco pipes were one of the first mass-produced, disposable objects in Britain. Through contact with indigenous peoples of the Americas, tobacco pipes and tobacco were introduced to Europe as early as the 16th century, but had been used in the Americas for centuries before this.

Reason

New York Governor Gauging Support for Full Ban on All Cigarette Sales

Kathy Hochul isn't just waging a war on menthols. She's also floating a ban on all cigarette sales in the state.

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Get Rid of This Tabacco Stock BEFORE the Week Ends

Greenlane Holdings (GNLN) has delivered a poor performance over the past year, greatly dismaying investors. Moreover, the company is struggling with expanding losses. While a return to profitability appears uncertain, let’s look at some of its metrics to understand why it is best to steer clear of GNLN.

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