New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday approved a proposal of the commerce and industry ministry to ban foreign direct investment (FDI) in tobacco products, including cigarette manufacturing. Read more
The one cigarette flavoring that federal law hasn’t banned outright — menthol — may not have an effect on health, on whether kids start smoking or on quitting, a key federal regulatory panel was told yesterday. Read more
Thousands of small lawsuits, remnants of a failed class action case, are turning into a lingering headache for the U.S. tobacco industry. Read more
The most recent edition of the authoritative Tobacco Atlas, released by the American Cancer Society and World Lung Foundation, ranks nations on their success in combating illegal sales of cigarettes and tobacco products. Read more
The Bangkok-based Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Coalition (SATCC) has expressed “shock” and “disappointment” over the Tanauan City government’s decision to name one of its streets in Batangas after the US cigarette brand Philip Morris. Read more
Its name might be its strongest asset: The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act, a marijuana legalization effort that goes out of its way not to say the word “marijuana.” Read more
Some high school nurses say they have noticed fewer students smoking cigarettes, but they can’t be sure if more are switching to smokeless tobacco as a substitute. Read more
Some researchers say an age-old cash crop long the focus of public health debate could be used to help solve America’s energy crisis, by genetically modifying the tobacco leaf for use as a biofuel. Read more
Swedish Match AB plans to broaden U.S. availability of snus smokeless tobacco and increase marketing to target Wall Street workers and other smokers forced to leave the office to light up. Read more
Some researchers say an age-old cash crop long the focus of public health debate could be used to help solve the nation’s energy crisis, by genetically modifying the tobacco leaf for use as a biofuel. Read more