With a smoking rate of 19.5% and a high burden of smoking-related illness, Pakistan is increasingly turning to lower-risk alternatives — most notably a rapidly growing nicotine pouch market. That shift offers a win for…
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Fresno’s new smoke shop ordinance. The ordinance, passed in April, limits where smoke shops can operate, caps how many can stay open and requires new permits for…
A new Czech law that took effect this week bars vape shops from restocking candy-flavored e-cigarettes and products containing cannabinoids. Retailers have seven months to sell off existing inventory before those items become banned. Health…
Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) says a raid at United Tobacco Industries Limited in Ishwardi, Pabna uncovered the equivalent of Tk 90 million ($738,000) in tax-evaded products. Investigators found that, despite the company’s VAT…
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Judge dismisses challenge; Fresno moves forward with smoke-shop caps, dozens face closure FRESNO, Calif. — For about two years, Fresno has been working to curb the number of smoke shops in each district. On Wednesday…
British American Tobacco said its subsidiaries will sell between 7% and 15.3% of their shares in ITC Hotels through an accelerated bookbuild, with the precise amount to be chosen to optimise pricing. Founded in 1975,…
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) — U.S. Marshals responded to Smokes 4 Less on 13th Avenue the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 3. Viewer-submitted photos showed a significant law enforcement presence at the location and appeared…
The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A CBC News hidden-camera investigation found outlawed nicotine pouches — in high doses and candy-like flavours — being sold…
Sweden’s smoking rate is falling this year, putting the country on course to become Europe’s first smoke-free nation and likely to pass the World Health Organization’s 5% threshold, Gulf News reports. Last year the daily…