Globally, only a small number of jurisdictions have successfully enacted generational tobacco bans: the Indian Ocean island nation of the Maldives, and these 22 towns in the New England state
The Federal governments High Court win on cigarette plain packaging is another sign that the carcinogenic mist is dispersing to finally reveal the smoking elephant in our collective lounge room
Its time we removed our tar-encrusted goggles, saw the smoking elephant in all its cankerous decay, and called a final halt to the decimation
Mary Bassett Director of the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights
But in fact, that is a result of racist marketing
Explaining the reason for the state-wide ban, Andrew Cuomo said: "These products are marketed as a healthier alternative to cigarettes but the reality is they also carry long-term risks to the health of users and those around them