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World No-Tobacco Day: As the menace of cigarette butt pollution continues, Lee Cooper weaves jeans out of them
Each pair of these eco-jeans cleans up approximately 600 cigarette butts! The jeans have passed all…
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How an American tobacco giant is quietly investing big money in hundreds of political races across the nation
A document obtained by Insider shows that Reynolds American donated nearly $6 million to state cand…
Madison Hall,Walt Hickey
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Public health experts pitch for higher taxes on tobacco products to make India tobacco-free in 'Amrit Kaal'
Participating in a discussion on "Amrit Kaal: A Journey towards Tobacco-Free India", organised …
PTI
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Canada plans to make tobacco companies print health warnings on individual cigarettes
Canada would be the first country in the world to do so. Its health ministry said it wants to make …
Bill Bostock
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India becomes a global leader by regulating anti-tobacco warnings on OTT Platforms
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday notified new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platform…
ANI
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Florida jury orders R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to pay $9.75 million to family of a woman who died from respiratory disease caused by smoking cigarettes
Carolyn Long died from respiratory disease, despite her efforts to quit smoking. A Florida jury agr…
Zahra Tayeb
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World Tuberculosis Day: India's goal to be Tuberculosis-free by 2025 ambitious but achievable, say experts
For TB to be eliminated, there should be less than one case for every 1 million in the country. Tod…
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Both GST and Excise duty can be imposed on tobacco: Karnataka HC
"The levy of excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products is a matter of public policy and this…
PTI
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Missouri officials refuse to work with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, saying all federal 'so-called' gun laws are unconstitutional
Camden County officials decried "any and all federal firearms laws, so-called laws" as unconstituti…
Katie Balevic
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The Biden administration is reportedly weighing restrictions on nicotine in cigarettes and a possible menthol ban
Shares of major tobacco companies fell sharply Monday following The Wall Street Journal's report.
Tim Levin
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Highly processed foods like cookies and chips are addictive, much like tobacco, researchers argue
A new paper says highly processed foods are addictive based on the scientific criteria that's deeme…
Anna Medaris
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Altria plunges 10% after report says FDA will ban Juul vaping products from the US market
Juul's market share of the US e-cigarette market has dropped to second place, behind Reynolds Ameri…
Matthew Fox
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Not just health, tobacco products also degrades ecosystem integrity: WHO report
The global health agency released a comprehensive research report titled “Tobacco: Poisoning our pl…
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Indian government’s budget dilemma – curb the sale of cigarettes or let the over $12 billion tobacco industry provide the much needed cash
The Indian government has proposed several changes to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products …
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Leah Rosenbaum
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Some of the same members of Congress pushing to restrict cigarettes and vapes are quietly investing in tobacco giants
They've invested in companies such as Philip Morris International, Altria, and British American Tob…
Kimberly Leonard
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Public health groups, doctors urge govt to hike excise duty on tobacco products in next Union Budget
"There is substantial proof that tobacco increases risk for severe Covid infection and complicatio…
PTI
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Organigram soars 38% after British American Tobacco invests $177 million in the cannabis producer
Big tobacco has had its eyes on the growing cannabis industry for years given that cigarette sales …
Matthew Fox
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Indian markets open in the green – RIL, M&M gain while Nifty IT, Infosys decline
The Indian stock markets could see a volatile opening on July 22 as Japan, Australian and South Kor…
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A 25-year-old set her eyes on taking over the high-end smoking accessories market - and it's working
Chiara di Carcaci, a UK socialite related to Princes William and Harry by her grandmother's marriag…