The former COO of the Truth Initiative, the biggest anti-tobacco association in the US, has controversially left the group to join one of the world’s main tobacco companies, Altria, who like its competitors is trying to become smoke-free. Given that Altria’s $12.8bn investment in Juul Labs was by the end of last...
IntroductionDisposables are hitting headlines all over the media now and they are now also getting the attention of parliament, with talks to ban them altogether. Disposable vapes are electronic cigarettes that are designed to be used once and then thrown away. They are pre-filled with e-liquid and come with a built-in...
A new report conducted by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), in collaboration with Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), has exposed how the world’s major tobacco companies willingly contributing significantly to illicit financial flows (IFF) in Nigeria and other African countries. Titled: ‘Tobacco Industry and Illicit Financial Flows in...
Stories are cropping up in the media regarding vapers being hospitalised. Newspapers have listed off examples of seizures, being rendered unconscious, lungs failing and speak about a “vaping crisis”. It all sounds very serious, but is all is as it appears to be and can vaping put you in hospital?...
While the agency has been taking dubious decisions and steps for the last few years, some of it’s latest moves, such as electing North Korea to its executive board, will undeniably shock even the agency’s most faithful believers. Former NNA chair and tobacco harm reduction activist, Martin Cullip, has recently written about...
