Tobacco
Drama in the tobacco market: Winston, Camel and LD switch companies, Globrands plunged by 46%
Drama in the tobacco market with the loss of a giant contract for the distribution company Globrands: It loses a line of strong brands responsible for nearly half of its revenues.
Collective trauma reminders trigger immediate cannabis, tobacco cravings, Hebrew U. study finds
Israel climbs tobacco rankings as cigarette affordability raises concerns - study
Prosecutors file new Gaza smuggling indictment as state seeks detention through trial
Next step in tobacco marketing ban to hit next week
This phase includes a new list of provisions intended to prevent aggressive promotion of tobacco products.
Police seize hundreds of kilograms of smuggled tobacco
The tax the smugglers tried to avoid when sneaking the tobacco in the country would have been more than NIS 1 million.
High Court deals another setback to smoking, tobacco industries
Additional restrictions will kick in in June and in January 2020.
Israel thwarts West Bank smugglers
Taxes on tobacco and cigarettes estimated at hundreds of thousands of shekels
41 MKs pass cannabis decriminalization bill
Tobacco advertisement bill also passes first reading.
Ministers stymie effort to ban tobacco advertising
Knesset Economics Committee chairman Eitan Cabel said the government was “addicted to working for the tobacco companies.”
MK Yehudah Glick embarks on anti-smoking hunger strike
The hunger strike will coincide with the Knesset’s no-smoking day on Tuesday.
State Comptroller blasts Health Ministry for poor management under Litzman
In his report, Joseph Shapria said Deputy Minister Ya'acov Litzman and senior officials promote smoking, among other shortcomings.
Litzman says Health Ministry will prevent free smokes at Meron
Last year at least one tobacco company set up a huge tent at Meron.
Jpost Health and Science Editor wins award for fight against smoking
2,000 Israelis die each year of lung cancer, most of them from smoking or exposure to others’ smoke.
