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New laws target illicit tobacco and vapes sold to kids

Laws creating a new tobacco licensing scheme, expansion of smoke free areas and greater clarity on how rules apply to vaping have been flagged for Queensland.

AAP

Decline in alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use continues among French 17-year-olds

The use of drugs, particularly cannabis, alcohol and tobacco, is declining among 17-year-olds, according to the latest figures published by the French Drugs and Addictive Tendencies watchdog.

Radio France Internationale

Glasgow crackdown on illegal tobacco sees over 778,000 cigarettes seized

There are concerns over the impact of illegal cigarettes and vapes on people's health, particularly children who are 'regularly targeted'.

Glasgow Live

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Massachusetts' Tobacco Ban Went as Badly as You'd Expect

And now the state thinks it needs to crack down even more.

Reason

3 Stocks Every Investor Should Own

The Fed’s commitment to tame the sticky inflation is feared to trigger an economic slowdown in the near term. Amid such concerns, investors’ anxiety has been rising. Against this backdrop, quality stocks Novo Nordisk (NVO), Altria Group (MO), and Cardinal Health (CAH) might be owned by every trader at least…

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Paisley man hails ‘Quit and Win’ campaign for helping him kick the habit

He has been tobacco free for eight months and decided to stop smoking after losing his wife Mattie to COPD.

Daily Record

Where to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 2023 in London

From whiskey masterclasses to Guinness and oyster competitions, Millie Milliken and Mike Daw hunt out the best craic

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NZ's smokefree law will reduce the number of tobacco retailers – here's what people who smoke think of that

New Zealand’s smokefree law, which came into effect in January, introduces several world-first endgame measures, including removing most nicotine from smoked products, disallowing product sales to anyone born on or after January 1 2009, and a major reduction in the number of tobacco retail outlets nationwide (from about 6000 to…

The Conversation

Social media addiction disrupts the sleep, moods and social activities of teens and young adults

It took a half century for the first American Surgeon General Report to establish the link between tobacco and lung cancer. In response, companies infiltrated media and genetically modified tobacco leaves to make them even more addictive.

The Conversation

Cuba tobacco farmers recuperate after ruinous Hurricane Ian

A neighbor lent him a house to dry leaves, and he had a little fertilizer saved, so he plucked up the courage to plant

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's tobacco crop grows, despite high fertilizer costs

Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, opened its tobacco-selling season Wednesday, with a speech by the vice president and eager international buyers

The Independent UK

Is lung inflammation worse in e-cigarette users than smokers, as a new study suggests?

A small study that compared the lungs of cigarette smokers with e-cigarette smokers found that e-cigarette smokers had more lung inflammation than those who smoked tobacco. The pilot study, published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, is the first to use PET imaging to compare smokers’ lungs with vapers’ lungs.

The Conversation

Zimbabwe tobacco farmer offers lifeline to survivors of gender violence

As the sweltering morning sun beat down on them, about half a dozen young Zimbabwean women stacked green tobacco leaves into sheaves while another group, some with babies on their backs, loaded the harvested crop onto a tractor.

Reuters

Power cuts: South Africa's state of disaster is being contested in court - COVID rulings give clues as to the outcome

South Africa has declared a second national state of disaster in less than three years.

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Poorer households spend almost 30% of their income on tobacco, says charity

Homes in the country’s lowest income group containing two or more people who smoke will spend more than £6,000 on tobacco this year

Wales Online

75,000 GP appointments 'could be freed every month by ending smoking'

Cancer Research UK insists the Government should do more to prevent young people start smoking

The Independent UK

75,000 GP appointments could be freed every month by ending smoking – charity

Cancer Research UK has called for action by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

The Independent UK

Altria makes $2.75B investment in e-cigarette startup NJOY

Days after exiting its stake in troubled electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs, Altria announced a $2.75 billion investment in electronic cigarette startup NJOY Holdings Inc. As part of the deal, tobacco company Altria Group Inc., which makes Marlboro cigarettes, will have full global ownership of NJOY’s e-vapor product portfolio, including…

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A potted history of smoking, and how we're making the same mistakes with vaping

When smoking first became popular we were told it was healthy, it was heavily marketed (including to young people) as being cool, and the time it took for us to learn otherwise was long, and came too late for many. Unfortunately, it seems history is repeating itself with vaping.

The Conversation

How the push to end tobacco advertising in the 1970s could be used to curb gambling ads today

If you think you are seeing a lot more gambling ads on television and online platforms, you are not imagining it. They are so common that high-profile AFL players have refused to participate in sponsored gambling.

Bristol Post

Review: Forget Peter Pan, this is how a very different fairy called Tink grew up

Tink at the Tobacco Factory Theatre was 'simply brilliant'

Chronicle Live

Plane passenger caught smuggling 91,000 cigarettes through Newcastle Airport

Benjamin Isaiah was charged with evading the £31,000 duty on the tobacco products

Liverpool Echo

How much alcohol and tobacco can you bring back into UK from EU duty free

If you are planning a foreign holiday this year get clued up on the amount of duty-free products you can bring back with you

Dublin Live

Revenue detector dogs sniff out 2kg of illegal cannabis at Dublin Port and tobacco in Meath

Revenue confirmed that investigations are ongoing into both the finds which were found during routine operations

Nottingham Post

Aldi £4.99 Specialbuy Tom Ford style fragrance 'lasts all day' as fans hail it 'best dupe ever'

Aldi has rolled out another designer dupe

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