New Zealanders are smoking 1.3 billion fewer cigarettes a year than ten years ago, according to data produced by Statistics New Zealand for the Smokefree Coalition. In the last quarter, since tobacco’s tax rise, New Zealanders consumed 280 million manufactured tobacco products, and 243 tonnes of loose tobacco. Smokefree Coalition Director Dr Prudence Stone said last year’s fourth quarter result was 757 million or so cigarettes, whil ... Jump to full article >>

Canada has banned the manufacture, importation and sale of most flavored cigarettes and small cigars, which have been slammed as little more than an enticement to get children to start smoking. The law, which came into effect on Thursday, was backed by both government and opposition lawmakers. It also bans tobacco advertising in newspapers and magazines, closing a loophole that had allowed ads in publications that claimed they were read only by ... Jump to full article >>