tobacco

Florida is failing when it comes to controlling tobacco and preventing smoking, according to a new report from The American Lung Association.

The law states tobacco can’t ever be sold to anybody born on or after Jan. 1, 2009, although it means the minimum age will keep going up and up. The goal is to make New Zealand smoke-free by 2025.

ITG must compensate Reynolds American for losses due, granting summary judgment in favor of Reynolds, which sold four brands to ITG to gain regulators' approval of its acquisition of Lorillard.

Cigarette use has been declining for decades, while marijuana use has been on the rise, according to a new Gallup survey in the U.S.

A report by state economists pointed to a forecast last month that cigarette sales would decline by 2.5 percent annually over the next decade.

The Food and Drug Administration is poised to set a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and some other tobacco products, looking to make them less addictive and wean smokers off the habit.

Walmart is not the first national retail chain to cut off cigarette sales even on a trial basis, but it is the largest.

Siding with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., the Supreme Court said plaintiffs must show that smokers relied on misleading information from cigarette makers to prevail on the claims.

A smoker's estate went to the high court after the 5th District Court of Appeal overturned a decision by an Orange County jury to award $16 million, calling the amount “excessive.”

Menthol has been the last allowable flavor in cigarettes, and the FDA says marginalized communities are far more likely to use these products.