Category Archives: Cigarette News
Cutting duty-free cigs no deterrent: BATA
British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) says the federal government would be financially better off by focussing on stamping out illegal tobacco sales by organised crime gangs, which costs up to $1.1 billion a year in revenue. The federal government is believed to be planning to remove the duty-free exemptions that apply to tobacco sales at Australia’s airports for in-bound travellers. … Continue reading
No smoking ban in Cape May
CAPE MAY – The City Council again rejected plans Tuesday to ban smoking on public beaches, but members agreed to appoint a committee to review the proposal, which could be reconsidered for the 2013 summer season. The council had rejected a broader measure last November. It would have banned smoking on all public beaches, in city parks, and on the … Continue reading
Rihanna puffs on a suspicious roll-up cigarette after working out with a personal trainer during Hawaiian break
It’s probably not the wisest thing to do after working up a sweat. But pop star Rihanna seemed extremely relaxed after puffing on a suspicious hand-rolled cigarette following a rigorous exercise session this weekend. The brown papered roll-up looked remarkably similar to a ‘blunt’, which is slang for a marijuana filled cigar. The type favoured and popularised in hip-hop music. … Continue reading
Grandson of major tobacco company founder speaks out against smoking
Patrick Reynolds is the grandson of the late RJ Reynolds, whose company produces cigarette brands Camel, Monarch and Winston. Reynolds says his father’s death from emphysema caused by years of smoking is why he’s trying to help others through The Foundation for a Smokefree America. “I started smoking myself at 17 and quitting was one of the hardest things I … Continue reading
World No Tobacco Day 2012
The World Health Organization (WHO) selects “tobacco industry interference” as the theme of the next World No Tobacco Day, which will take place on Thursday, 31 May 2012. The campaign will focus on the need to expose and counter the tobacco industry’s brazen and increasingly aggressive attempts to undermine the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) because of … Continue reading
Cigarettes: tax up, prices up, illicit trade up
Surging taxes and prices in Egypt have led to a steep increase in the country’s illicit trade in cigarettes, according to a story by Fatima El-Saadani for Business Today Egypt, relayed by the TMA. Egypt raised its cigarette tax in July 2010 by 84 per cent, which led to a 48 per cent increase in prices, and it raised its … Continue reading
Perth airport introducing civilized smoking areas
The airport at Perth, Western Australia, will soon have purpose-built smoking rooms at its domestic and international terminals, according to a story in The West Australian. The first of the enclosed smoking facilities, which will have capacity for 60 people, vending machines and flight information displays, is due to open outside the southern end of the domestic terminal next month. … Continue reading
More Kansas businesses use “tobacco shop” exception
Viewers are calling and e-mailing FactFinder 12 wondering how some area businesses can allow smokers to light up. We looked into and found you’ll probably see it happen more often. “There are more (businesses) doing it. You’ll find some doing illegally and I wouldn’t advise that, but we’re seeing a lot more open up smoke shops because that’s what their … Continue reading
Black market cigarette sales jump in Spain
A series of increases in the tax on tobacco sales in Spain over the past two years has triggered both a price war between companies battling for recession-hit consumers, and a sharp rise in the sale of black market cigarettes. “Because of the recession, and falling purchasing power, the problem of black market tobacco seems to be getting worse,” said … Continue reading
Cigarette packets to be white with no brand names
CIGARETTE packets in Spain may soon all be one colour, with no brand name, just a disturbing picture and health warning. The European Commission is considering making it the law for all packets to be uniform white, without any company logos, and with the name of the brand written in small letters on the bottom. They claim this is to … Continue reading
