Maldives: Tobacco Control Board urges ban on selling individual cigarettes
December 03, 2018: The Tobacco Control Board, on Sunday, requested the Ministry of Health to publish new regulations prohibiting the sale of individual cigarettes as well as the implementation of mandatory pictorial warnings on cigarette packs, as published by the National Gazette.
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USA: 20 years after settlement, billions in anti-tobacco funds spent elsewhere
December 03, 2018: Twenty years after 46 states and the District of Columbia reached a historic settlement with four major tobacco companies, the United States has seen an unprecedented drop in adult smoking. But advocates say the billions paid to states are not always being targeted for smoking cessation.
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Switzerland: Tobacco law draft targets under 18s
November 30, 2018: Young people will not be allowed to buy cigarettes in Switzerland under a draft law put forward by the government. But critics have decried the proposal for making no mention of tobacco advertising.
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Aussie plain cigarette packaging scheme to spark up overseas: research
November 27, 2018: A legal decision by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) not to challenge plain packaging on tobacco products could lead to the Australian-led scheme taking hold around the world, according to research released on Tuesday by the Cancer Council of Victoria.
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