Vap'News offers you your flash news around the e-cigarette for the day of Thursday, May 9, 2019. (News update at 10:38 a.m.)
UNITED STATES: WALMART INCREASES THE LEGAL AGE FOR THE PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS!
Walmart will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21. Starting July 1, the growing list of retailers increasing their age rating will increase. This was stated by the company in a letter to the Food and Drug Administration. (See article)
CANADA: THE QO STATUS WOULD BE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TOBACCO!
And There you go! Here we go again for a new offensive against vaping! At least, that's what Flory Doucas, of the Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control, suggests in his latest article calling on the government to appeal the judgment filed by the Superior Court of Quebec. (Press release to come on Vapoteurs.net)
UNITED STATES: AN ANTI-TOBACCO AND ANTI-VAPE GROUP IN CALIFORNIA
Several community organizations will be in Oroville, California tonight for a smoke-free and vape-free evening. This group is organized as part of the American Lung Association of California's efforts to reduce the use of smoking and vaping products. (See article)
FRANCE: TABAC, THE LOBBY OF THE RAMASSE-MAGOT!
Very active and endowed with copious financial resources, the tobacco lobby defends the interests of companies that are also champions of tax optimization. Several parliamentarians are concerned about this and are sounding the alarm. (See article)
PALESTINE: THE GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO REGULATE THE TOBACCO SECTOR
Tobacco production in the Palestinian territories has greatly increased over the past ten years, supplying an entire sector of activity. But the production of local cigarettes is beyond the control of the Palestinian government, which is struggling to impose its authority on the sector. (See article)
