Smoking on the rise in France
Attempts by the French government to discourage the population from smoking appear to have burnt out as new figures reveal a rise in the number of smokers.
Cash WASTED in anti-smoking classes
A FRESH foreign aid row erupted yesterday after it emerged that Britain was paying for anti-smoking classes in some of world’s most corrupt countries.<br />
In a move branded “astonishing”, the Department of Health is giving £15million in taxpayers’ money to a host of regimes with appalling human rights records.
Stanton Glantz " Expert, or Extremist?
Glantz is a professor of medicine in the cardiology division at the University of California, San Francisco, and one of the most influential anti-tobacco activists in the world.<br />
It’s hard to overstate how influential Glantz has been in the campaign against e-cigarettes. He’s one of the most prolific authors of anti-vaping papers. He regularly appears in the media to complain about vaping – more so than any other activist. His work is the most commonly cited by the full range of vaping opponents, from Wikipedia to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. So who is he, really, and what does he want?
WHY WE OPENED A NANNY-STATE STORE
The British government’s regulation of what we can buy, sell, eat, drink and smoke is out of control. According to the Institute of Economic Affairs’ Nanny State Index, Britain is the third worst country in Europe when it comes to nannying and nudging the public into government-approved lifestyle choices. Our capacity and autonomy to live our lives as we see fit is under threat.
The poverty of politics and tobacco policy
The Japanese Government is caught in a trap of its own making — pitting cigarette tax revenue against public health. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has drafted a set of new measures to stop passive smoking as Tokyo braces for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, calling for a total smoking ban on the premises of public facilities such as schools and hospitals and imposing penalties on violators.
Philip Morris plans ‘smoke-free’ future
Philip Morris Limited has announced plans to integrate its cigarette, heated tobacco and e-cigarette operations, creating PM Limited (UK and Ireland), a single multi-category business.
What do we know about snus?
Snus is a moist, smokeless powdered tobacco. It is sold as a loose powder or pre-packaged in a small sachet (a bit like a mini tea bag). It contains ground tobacco, salt and may contain food-grade smoke aroma flavourings, such as citrus, bergamot, juniper, herb or floral flavours. Most Scandinavian snus is produced in Sweden where it is regulated as a food under the Swedish Food Act.
Why Counterfeit Tobacco Is Plaguing France
In 2008, France banned smoking in bars, nightclubs, and restaurants, a law that failed to have any impact on overall tobacco consumption. In fact, the quantity of tobacco sold immediately after the ban rose by 1,500 tons.
TOBACCO AND JOBS
A growing number of employers are refusing to hire people just because they smoke or dip. In some cases, adult tobacco users have even been fired from their jobs just because they use tobacco products during their free time, and that’s not right.
A nation of ‘busybullies’
The land of the free has become the land of the busybody.Where vices are concerned, from prostitution to marijuana to tobacco, even to sugary drinks, the United States has become a place where citizens use the power of government to bully each other into submission.