Pro Smoker on 01 23, 2012 | No Comments
A 10-point plan that anti-smoking lobbyists in Australia submitted to the federal health department and obtained by the Courier Mail includes legislating for ‘foul tasting’ cigarettes. [caption i
Read MorePro Smoker on 01 2, 2012 | No Comments
Philip Morris International hit a new 52-week high Wednesday as it is currently trading at $77.36, above its previous 52-week high of $77.03 with 809,094 shares traded as of 10:05 a.m. ET. Average vol
Read MorePro Smoker on 11 29, 2011 | No Comments
In an effort to crack down on smoking rates and retain revenue from the city and state tobacco tax, New York City has filed a lawsuit against the city’s first “roll-your-own” cigarette business,
Read MorePro Smoker on 11 17, 2011 | No Comments
Five hours of testimony and argument in a Dane County courtroom Wednesday were not enough to resolve whether cigarettes produced in tobacco outlets with roll-your-own machines are subject to state exc
Read MorePro Smoker on 11 15, 2011 | No Comments
Indian tobacco business is on a global sales pitch. Recently a trade delegation went to China in an attempt to revive a lost market. Now, a huge delegation from Indian tobacco industry is in Prague, C
Read MorePro Smoker on 11 14, 2011 | No Comments
A small group of Japanese students has invented a way of turning cigarette butts into T-shirts. The unusual recycling project involves the students collecting old cigarette butts from outlets such as
Read MorePro Smoker on 11 10, 2011 | No Comments
Four Syrian men are facing charges they participated in a cigarette smuggling ring in Rhode Island that relied on cigarettes from southern states with lower cigarette taxes to swindle the cash-strappe
Read MorePro Smoker on 11 2, 2011 | No Comments
Tobacco net revenues were up 2pc but, if the impact of Spain and a change to UK trade buying patterns were excluded, adjusted tobacco net revenues were up 4.5pc, the company said. Alison Cooper, Im
Read MorePro Smoker on 10 27, 2011 | No Comments
British American Tobacco has warned that a squeeze on disposable income and tax hikes by cash-strapped governments are pushing smokers into a growing illicit tobacco market. The world's second larg
Read MorePro Smoker on 10 5, 2011 | No Comments
Health Minister Nicola Roxon on Monday released a consultation paper explaining how plain-packaging rules for tobacco products other than cigarettes would work. Legislation requiring plain, olive g
Read More
RSS