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Smoking Bans and ‘Smoke-Free’ Vapes: The Debate Over Tobacco’s Future

As rates of smoking decline worldwide, and some countries even try to ban it, tobacco companies have found other ways to make money by satisfying people’s hankering for nicotine, the addictive ... read more

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

British lawmakers have backed legislation that would see the legal age to buy tobacco increase by one year every year until it's eventually banned. read more

Tobacco companies pay Idaho in a multi-million-dollar settlement

Idaho is among 38 states and territories that received similar settlements from tobacco companies. With this settlement, Idaho received over $661 million in MSA payments. read more

How the Tobacco Industry Lured Customers with Baseball Cards

With baseball season in full swing, learn about the game’s entwined history with cigarettes During his early days in the tobacco business, James B. Duke once boasted he was "going to do with tobacco ... read more

Idaho to receive $74 Million in settlement deal with tobacco companies

Idaho State Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced a multi-million dollar settlement involving several large tobacco companies. read more

LGBTQ+ group hosts anti-tobacco use forum

Educating a diverse group of LGBTQ+ community members about the dangers of tobacco use was the topic of a forum held at the California Endowment Center Wednesday. We Breathe, a […] ... read more

Tobacco firms lobbying MPs to derail smoking phase-out, charity warns

Tactics include proposals to raise smoking age to avoid outright ban, and exemptions for cigars, says Cancer Research UK chief ... read more

U.K. House Passes Bill Banning Tobacco Sales For Life For Those Born After 2009: What To Know

The U.K.’s House of Commons approved a bill on Tuesday that will ban tobacco sales for anyone born in 2009 or later, a policy pushed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who hopes to create a “smoke-free ... read more

Op-Ed: The War on Tobacco — Yet another gift to organized crime

Stop pretending to know what you’re talking about. You’re wrong and you know you’re wrong. So does everyone else. read more

The U.K. Advances Bill that Would Create World’s Only Generational Smoking Ban

If the bill passes, the U.K. will have the world’s only generational smoking ban, and one of the strictest anti-smoking laws. The legislation was inspired by a similar law in New Zealand that passed ... read more

Increase in smoking among younger women in more advantaged social groups in England: Study

Smoking among women under 45 from more advantaged social groups in England appears to have increased over the past decade, according to a new study by UCL researchers. read more

Smoking ban UK: What does the new bill do as MPs to vote on banning tobacco for generation alpha?

MPs will vote on a landmark smoking bill on Tuesday which the government says will create the UK’s first “smokefree generation”. First announced in the King’s speech last November, the controversial ... read more