Milan is the first major Italian city to place strong restrictions on where people can smoke outside. Cue the discontent.
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Want to Smoke Outdoors in Milan? Better Be Far From Other People.
Milan is the first major Italian city to place strong restrictions on where people can smoke outside. Cue the discontent.
Greeks Are Defying an Indoor Smoking Ban
The country, which has one of Europe’s highest smoking rates, is also resisting a wider push for outdoor bans.
Cigarette Smuggling in Gaza Turns Aid Trucks Into Targets
Organized looters are attacking aid convoys in search of contraband cigarettes, officials say, as needed aid languishes.
France to Ban Smoking in Forests, on Beaches and Near Schools
A government anti-smoking plan also includes costlier cigarettes and a ban on disposable vapes. Smoking is the leading cause of avoidable deaths in France.
New Zealand’s New Government Says It Will Scrap Smoking Ban
The law, celebrated as a model for other countries, would have eventually made tobacco illegal.
Individual Canadian Cigarettes to Be Labeled With Health Warnings
Tobacco companies must soon label individual cigarettes sold in the country with a health warning, in what Canada is calling a global first.
Australia Aims to ‘Stamp Out’ Vaping With Sweeping Regulations
The proposal would ban all single-use, disposable vapes, halt the importation of nonprescription vapes and restrict certain flavors, colors and ingredients.
New Zealand Bans Cigarette Sales to Everyone Born After 2008
The new laws are aimed at eliminating most smoking by 2025 and slashing the number of licensed tobacco retailers.
E.U. Proposes Ban on Flavored Heated Tobacco Products
The move, which awaits review by European lawmakers and the European Council, is part of a broader campaign to phase out tobacco use almost entirely by 2040.