From stubs to soft toys, Indian factory upcycles cigarette ends
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2022
With nearly 267 million smokers in India according to World Health Organisation estimates, cigarette butts are frequently seen mixed in with garbage on the streets of New Delhi.
Officials can order people to stop smoking cannabis and/or hemp as their smoke and odour are considered a nuisance under the Public Health Act, a senior bureaucrat said on Monday.
Smokers infected with Covid-19 at greater risk of severe symptoms
SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021
Covid-19 patients who smoke are vulnerable to developing severe symptoms compared to non-smokers, the Facebook page of Mhorwen (doctors on duty) said on Sunday.
Hawaii considers raising legal smoking age — to 100
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2019
LOS ANGELES, United States - Would-be cigarette smokers in the US state of Hawaii might have to wait a very long time for their first legal drag, after a lawmaker introduced a bill that would bar sales to anyone under the age of 100.
New law raises minimum age of smokers to 20 in bid to discourage youths
FRIDAY, MARCH 03, 2017
IN A MOVE to discourage youths from smoking, the National Legislative Assembly yesterday raised the minimum age for young people to buy cigarettes to 20 years old from the current 18 years old.