Myanmar Bans Sale and Possession of Vapes - Vaping360
Myanmar has banned the sale, import and possession of vaping products. The prohibition was announced Feb. 20 by the Ministry of Health, which received authorization from the cabinet two days earlier...
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https://vaping360.com/vape-news/myanmar-bans-sale-and-possession-of-vapes/
Plan to Combat Illegal Tobacco by Reducing Prices Meets Resistance
A plan to cut cigarette prices to stop illegal tobacco sales is being discussed. Some think it will help, but others worry about public health.
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https://newsletter.tf/lower-cigarette-price-fight-illegal-tobacco/
Some people suggest lowering cigarette prices to make illegal tobacco less popular. However, others are worried this could harm public health goals. The idea is being debated.
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https://newsletter.tf/lower-cigarette-price-fight-illegal-tobacco/
Paper Alert! Using the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, authors investigate the role of trade associations in managing conflict between the US cigarette and smokeless tobacco industries. #TobaccoControl #PublicHealth #archives
https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2025/11/25/tc-2025-059521
Objective The merging of US smokeless tobacco (SLT) and cigarette industries in the early 2000s was highly predictable based on cigarette manufacturers’ long-standing interest in developing SLT products. Yet, conflicts preceding the merger have not been examined, thus, warranting an investigation of how trade associations managed industry relations. Methods Materials from the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents Library were searched using names of the two trade associations, the Tobacco Institute (TI) and Smokeless Tobacco Council (STC). Names of committees, US state legislation and influential personnel employed by TI, STC and tobacco manufacturers formed the basis for additional searches. A total of 290 internal documents from the 1980s and 1990s were analysed for content. Results The cigarette industry’s power over the SLT industry dictated how trade associations managed relations. While STC depended on TI for legislative support, TI depended on STC to align with its policy positions. Otherwise, any unresolved difference, notably the younger minimum age for sampling SLT, could lead US state legislators to enact indiscriminate policy affecting SLT and cigarettes (ie, complete sampling ban). Policy differences at the state level created a greater rift between trade associations than more consequential issues such as marketing SLT as a cigarette alternative. Conclusion TI’s quest for STC to align with its policy positions was intended to minimise restrictive measures on cigarettes, akin to transnational tobacco companies’ acquisition of e-cigarette companies to influence tobacco control policy. Based on recent events, acquisitions of non-cigarette tobacco companies may be scrutinised by the US Federal Trade Commission. All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as supplementary information. The data for this study were derived from online archives accessed through the University of California, San Francisco’s Truth Tobacco Industry Documents (<http://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco>).
As The WHO Blurs Smoking - Vaping Line, Leaders Must Demand Transparency for Continued Funding - Vaping Post
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https://www.vapingpost.com/2026/02/11/as-the-who-blurs-smoking-vaping-line-leaders-must-demand-transparency-for-continued-funding/
For anyone who has watched family members suffer and die from smoking-related disease, tobacco control is not an abstract policy debate, it is deeply personal. Lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic respiratory illness are not caused by nicotine itself, but by the toxic products of combustion. That distinction matters, because misunderstanding it costs lives. Yet […]
Cigarette Price Hike धुआं उड़ाना अब जेब पर भारी 1 फरवरी से सिगरेट के दाम बढ़े, जानें क्यों सरकार लगा रही है टैक्स का चाबुक? #CigaretteTax #Budget2026 #FinanceNews #TobaccoControl #PriceHike #IndianEconomy #HealthOverWealth #SmokingKills #TaxReform #EconomyUpdate
https://vrnewslive.com/cigarette-price-hike-tax-india-from-1-february-duty/
Cuộc thi trực tuyến “Tìm hiểu Luật Phòng, chống tác hại của thuốc lá” được tổ chức từ ngày 19 đến hết ngày 30/11, nhằm phổ biến sâu rộng các quy định pháp luật về phòng chống tác hại thuốc lá. Hoạt động này góp phần nâng cao nhận thức cộng đồng, thúc đẩy xây dựng môi trường sống lành mạnh, không khói thuốc.
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