«People were suffering from
the tobacco sales ban,» said one journalist, who added that they did not realize that they'll suffer much more if they should come down with lung cancer.
Not exact matches
VICTORIA — B.C. youth and New Democrat health critic Judy Darcy are calling on the B.C. Liberal government to protect the health of vulnerable young people by
banning the
sale of flavoured
tobacco in British Columbia.
A law that was proposed in 1995 to
ban the
sale and advertising of
tobacco to minors finally was put into effect yesterday.
The new law will
ban the
sale of
tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, chewing
tobacco, electronic cigarettes and rolling papers to anyone under 21 - years - old.
County lawmakers voted narrowly Monday to be the first in New York to block the
sale of
tobacco products in any retail stores that also contain licensed pharmacies — a
ban that survived the supermarket industry's efforts to stamp it out.
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez introduced legislation Wednesday to
ban the
sale of hookah - related products including shisha and water pipes at city businesses that make less than half of their revenue from
tobacco sales.
In a 26 - 11 vote, Albany County legislators on Monday approved a
ban on the
sale of
tobacco and nicotine - based products in pharmacies as well as stores that contain them.
The town's law would
ban the
sale of cigarettes, cigars, chewing
tobacco and powdered
tobacco, liquid nicotine and other products, as well as herbal cigarettes, rolling papers, smoking paraphernalia and e-cigarettes to people younger than 21, according to a news release.
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Judy Patrick of the Daily Gazette about the recent legislation passed in Schenectady County that
bans the
sale of
tobacco to those under the age of 21 and the latest on Rachael Mattice.
Another upstate New York locality is considering
banning the
sale of
tobacco products to people under the age of 21.
Suffolk County health commissioner James Tomarken said: «Given that 85 percent of adults who smoke started when they were 21 or younger, it makes sense to
ban sales of
tobacco to those under 21.
Reinhard added that Ulster County had already demonstrated commitment to cutting
tobacco use with a series of earlier initiatives dating back to the early 2000s, including retail licensing for
tobacco sales and a
tobacco ban in all county - owned properties.
Most Canadian provinces
ban the
sale of
tobacco products at pharmacies, with Ontario becoming the first to do so in 1994.
Rightmyer's group backed Nichols»
ban on
tobacco sales in pharmacies and also supports local restrictions on
sales around schools.
«Ireland, Canada and Australia have successfully
banned point of
sale tobacco displays, but no local or state government in the United States has done so yet.»
«Policies
banning tobacco displays may deter adult smoking; graphic health warning sign at point of
sale might not.»
Polices that
ban tobacco product displays at point of
sale may reduce adults smoking by deterring purchases, though a single graphic health warning sign at the POS may not, according to a study by researchers at RTI International and Tarheel Technologies.
They were asked: «Do you favor or oppose
banning the
sale of all
tobacco products in retail pharmacy stores?»
Local gas stations and convenience stores appear to be newport cigarettes experiencing an uptick in
sales over the last couple of weeks as the Oneida Indian Nation's supply of mainstream brand cigarettes dwindles.But earlier this year Kinley Tshering, then a media consultant in the capital, Thimphu, discussed with friends over drinks the jailing of a Buddhist monk for three years for possessing $ 3 worth of
tobacco, one of the first to be prosecuted under a new law
banning public smoking cheap newport cigarettes.
Sale of
tobacco and
tobacco products was and still is
banned.
On the issue of
tobacco regulation, Russia has
banned smoking in restaurants and bars, and the American Medical Association has upped its pressure on retailers who sell health products to follow the lead of the CVS chain and halt the
sale of cigarettes.