The Latest Breaking News from Tobacco

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters on Tuesday passed a ballot measure to uphold a 2020 law that banned the sale of most flavored tobacco products, giving anti-tobacco advocates an expected victory in a multiyear fight against the industry to mitigate a youth vaping crisis.

Bring on the black market.

E-cigarettes -- also known as e-cigs, vapes, or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) -- have been banned in Thailand since 2014. Yet there are attempts to remove that ban by some members of the House of Representatives.

Aotearoa New Zealand’s bold plan to introduce a smokefree generation by prohibiting the sale of smoked tobacco products to anyone born after January 1 2009, has attracted international acclaim.

22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: XXII) net revenues for the third quarter of 2022 were $19.4 million, an increase of 148.2% from 2021.

Young people might be using the drugs for ‘self-medication in response to depression, anxiety’ and other problems

Under the Government's proposed rules to set very low nicotine content for tobacco and cigarettes, the illicit market will be the only place to find a real cigarette, says Eric Crampton

Leading anti-smoking campaigners say official modelling wrongly suggested the Government's plan would reduce smoking rates by 85 percent within five years.

It's about protecting adults from themselves, which should be none of the government’s business.

From next March, the “gamble responsibly” slogan will be discontinued on wagering advertisements. In its place, the federal government has announced a selection of alternatives, which it says will minimise problem gambling.

A domestic tobacco control network has voiced concern about young children smoking e-cigarettes.