By Masimba Makwembere [email protected] AUTHORITIES have roped in private players in tobacco processing to increase and improve value addition in the sector. To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions
A $3-million “educational” deal between tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) and Medscape, a medical education provider for healthcare professionals, has been abandoned after the BMJ and The Examination exposed it last month. The deal involved a PMI grant to Medscape to fund continuing medical education (CME) accredited courses on smoking cessation for doctors and […]
The Bill will aim to reduce the number of young people becoming smokers.
The Iowa City City Council issued a moratorium, or temporary suspension, of new retail tobacco licenses until Jan. 1, 2025, to complete a study on how to best mitigate nicotine and tobacco’s effects on the city’s public health. The city has seen an increased number of retail outlets that primarily sell tobacco, nicotine, and vapor
A popular tobacco and vape shop near Gurnee had its license suspended after detectives found they had sold to minors on several occasions, the sheriff’s office said. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said detectives in January conducted compliance checks at stores throughout Lake County that sell tobacco and nicotine products. Moshis Tobacco […]
The scarcity comes after Philip Morris International, which also sells Marlboro cigarettes outside of the US, reported US volume of the nicotine pouches rocketed up 80% in the first quarter.