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Is the tobacco industry succeeding? — Siti Hajar Badzlin Ghazali
30 May 2024 02:21 GMT
… reduce tobacco use through various means. They conduct awareness campaigns, lobby for … to the dangers of tobacco and electronic cigarettes. Various education and awareness … 'safer' alternative to smoking. — Picture courtesy of Chiara Summer …
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World No-Tobacco Day 2024 Date, Importance and Significance: Know About the Day That Raises Awareness on the Harmful and Deadly Effects of Tobacco Use
29 May 2024 09:40 GMT
… towards a healthier, tobacco-free world. Smoking on the Decline Worldwide … prevent the initiation of smoking and other tobacco habits, particularly among … targeted at vulnerable populations and lobbying against tobacco control legislation.
Promoting Health …
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Next EU Parliament must crack down on lobbying from ecologically-toxic industries
28 May 2024 17:30 GMT
… Pierre Larrouturou, NGO coalition the SmokeFree Partnership and WHO FCTC Program … tonnes of annual CO2 while cigarettes remain “the most littered item … health matters,” applied to the tobacco lobby – in theory if not in …
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Anti-tobacco lobby lauds Mombasa, Kilifi ban on muguka
28 May 2024 12:00 GMT
Muguka vendor dries the crop before selling. [File, Standard]
The Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance (KETCA), has hailed Mombasa and Kilifi counties for banning muguka.
KETCA chairperson Joel Gitali, said the ban on muguka (leaves of Catha edulis, chewed as a …
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Cedar Rapids OKs new rules for alcohol, tobacco shops looking to locate in urban core
26 May 2024 11:13 GMT
… opposed potential new projects, lobbying until the proposals are withdrawn … who owns three Pink Clouds Smoke Shops around Cedar Rapids — needed … of his Pink Clouds Smoke Shop locations in Cedar … 2014, e-cigarettes have been the most used tobacco product by …
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Revamping tobacco taxes
26 May 2024 02:04 GMT
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Multinational cigarette companies have a long history of lobbying for tax … Pakistan’s tobacco taxation policies with international standards.
The cigarettes industry claims … tobacco taxes poised to fortify public health infrastructure and propel smoking …
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Why a push behind a ban on flavored tobacco in Maine evaporated
25 May 2024 15:46 GMT
… cigarettes and vaping as a way to quit smoking.
The flavored tobacco … lawmakers and other officials.
Lobbyists testify at public hearings … persuade lawmakers in the lobby between the legislative … Jonathan Wayne said requiring lobbyists to report whether they …
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Big Tobacco and the Psychiatric Drug Industry
25 May 2024 11:15 GMT
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Big tobacco companies notoriously concealed for decades evidence linking smoking to lung … remember getting boxes of candy cigarettes as children. The tips of … Meanwhile, pharmaceutical companies wield immense lobbying power, shaping mental health policies …
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Rishi Sunak defends failing to pass smoking bill ahead of general election
24 May 2024 11:59 GMT
… ;s 'disappointed' anti-smoking bill didn't pass … be able to pass the tobacco and vapes bill, to stop … generations being allowed to buy cigarettes, before the election. Speaking in … seen as representing the landlord lobby.
The failure to pass the …
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A glorious summer of sport won’t stop voters raining on Rishi Sunak’s parade | Tim Adams
26 May 2024 12:09 GMT
… gamble included the tobacco lobby, which has seen his smoking bill conveniently shelved …