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Edit U~T San Diego
11 Jun 2015
EL CAJON — El Cajon, one of the most progressive cities in regulating the sales of cigarettes and tobacco products, has come out in support of a bill that looks to raise the legal age to buy tobacco in the state from 18 to 21 ... Also, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, killing 480,000 people each year....
Edit noodls
10 Jun 2015
Commenting on the proposals by the anti-tobacco group Action on Smoking and Health for future tobacco control measures Giles Roca, Director General of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association commented. ... Measures such as a complete ban on smoking in cars or a levy on tobacco companies are clearly not evidence based but are simply a case of an ......
Edit BBC News
10 Jun 2015
A levy on the tobacco industry is needed to help fund anti-smoking measures, health campaigners say. ....
Edit San Francisco Chronicle
10 Jun 2015
Come January 1, Santa Clara County will raise the tobacco purchasing age to 21 in its unincorporated areas, a move in line with growing public health concerns about ......
Edit Skynews
10 Jun 2015
A report suggests cigarette makers should be forced to pay a levy to the Government, covering the cost of reducing smoking rates. ....
Edit San Francisco Chronicle
10 Jun 2015
Supervisor Ken Yeager introduced the ordinance during the board's May 19 meeting and said he hopes the county's 15 incorporated cities will pass similar legislation. Businesses will be required to post signs through the county stating the minimum age to buy tobacco is 21 and that anyone who violates the ordinance will be fined. ....
Edit All Africa
10 Jun 2015
[Leadership] The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday advised the Federal Government to expedite action in ratifying the United Nations Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products. ....
Edit All Africa
10 Jun 2015
[Cameroon Tribune] The Ministry of Public Health, the World Health Organisation (WHO) alongside other partners in the fight against the use of tobacco products, last Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in Yaounde commemorated the World No-Tobacco Day, nine days after the official date on May 31....
Edit All Africa
10 Jun 2015
[New Era] Windhoek -The Zambezi Communal Land Board has officially received three objections against the land application for the planned tobacco plantation in Zambezi Region. ....
Edit Contra Costa Times
10 Jun 2015
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed an ordinance that will raise the age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. ....
Edit CBC
10 Jun 2015
Legislation restricting the sale and use of both e-cigarettes and flavoured tobacco was tabled by the P.E.I. government Tuesday.

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Edit Forbes
10 Jun 2015
In trading on Wednesday, cigarettes & tobacco shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 3.6%. Leading the group were shares of Alliance One International (AOI), up about 20.5% and shares of Universal Corporation (UVV) up about 2.3% on the day. ....
Edit Deccan Chronicle
10 Jun 2015
Cancers due to smoking and smokeless tobacco had placed an economic burden of Rs142 crore followed by respiratory disease, at Rs99 crore, and tuberculosis, at Rs 46 crore ... that tobacco in any form is harmful....







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