The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai’i Youth Council was honored as Youth Advocate Group of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Members of the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai’i Youth Council were honored in a virtual national celebration on September 29 as Group Youth Advocates of the Year Continue Reading
Youth vaping drops sharply for second year, new data shows
The latest survey showed that Puff Bars, which sells a variety of flavors, is the most popular brand among young people, with 26% of regular high school e-cigarette users reporting Puff as “their usual brand.” Other popular brands include Vuse (10.8%) and SMOK (9.6%), while only 5.7% said their usual Continue Reading
Billionaire Bill Ackman smokes ‘mentor’ Warren Buffett with these income stocks
Billionaire Bill Ackman smokes ‘mentor’ Warren Buffett with these income stocks Dividend stocks can seem boring, but they can offer attractive returns. Just ask the famous activist investor and self-proclaimed sidekick of Warren Buffett, Bill Ackman. Its hedge fund Pershing Square Holdings has generated annualized total returns of over 30% Continue Reading
Big drop in vaping among American teens seen with Covid schools closed
A man uses a vape device in this illustrative photo, September 19, 2019 Teen vaping has plummeted this year as many U.S. students have been forced to learn at home during the pandemic, according to a government report released Thursday. U.S. health officials have urged caution in interpreting the figures, Continue Reading
Is cannabis the future of big tobacco?
By Barbara Pastori, Prohibition Partners. A few weeks ago, Philip morris (NYSE: PM) CEO Jacek Olczak made the news with a series of seemingly counterintuitive remarks. Namely, the tobacco giant may soon stop selling cigarettes in the UK, while urging the government to ban smoking altogether. Olczak said the Marlboro Continue Reading
Trade Commission orders IQOS removed from retail
Photograph courtesy of the Altria Group WASHINGTON – Altria Group Distributing Co. and Philip Morris International (PMI) may have to remove IQOS heated tobacco devices from shelves in U.S. stores if a decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is upheld. The Washington, DC-based commission ruled on September 29 Continue Reading
Philip Morris, Altria bans sale of Iqos tobacco device in US
Philip Morris International shows an iQOS electronic cigarette, which heats the tobacco sticks but does not burn them. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images The US International Trade Commission ruled on Wednesday that Philip Morris International and Altria should stop the sale and import of the Iqos tobacco device. Continue Reading
BAT Wins Key Victory in Traditional Heatless Cigarette Legal Litigation | Local
During the second quarter, PM USA expanded retail distribution of Marlboro HeatSticks to the Triad and other metropolitan areas in North Carolina, as well as northern Virginia and Georgia. The lawsuit was filed by three business units of Reynolds – RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co., RAI Strategic Holdings Inc. and RJ Continue Reading
Man gets 3 years in prison, 12 times cane for stealing 7-Eleven of cigarettes at night, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
SINGAPORE – For robbing a 7-Eleven store with eight packs of cigarettes, a first-time offender was sentenced Thursday, September 30, to three years in prison and 12 strokes with a cane. Muhamad Ismail Zainudin, 40, who worked as a security guard, was convicted of night theft. On Thursday, he asked Continue Reading
After acquiring healthcare company Vectura, tobacco giant Philip Morris to profit from disease treatment its products create
Cigarettes are the only legal consumer product that kill up to half of their users when consumed exactly as the manufacturer intended. The diseases they cause are costing the Australian healthcare system 136.9 billion Australian dollars one year. Authors Kristin Carson Chahhoud Associate Research Professor, University of South Australia Bruce Continue Reading