On Monday night Megan Johnson, health promotion club, introduced Dr. Thurstone to a packed Memorial Union Sun Room. With a round of applause and some hoots and hollers Dr. Thurstone took the stage. “I don’t think we should have medical marijuana,” said...

Lansdale officials are preparing an ordinance that would create tobacco-free zones in parks. Borough Council Member Mary Fuller says it will apply in areas where children gather and play. “Playgrounds, tot lots, swimming pools, ballfields, and we’ll be...

Reynolds American Inc.'s third-quarter profit grew nearly 7 percent as higher prices and smokeless tobacco gains helped offset a decline in the number of cigarettes it sold. The nation's second-biggest tobacco company on Tuesday reported net income of...

Russia launched a crackdown on smoking on Tuesday with a bill to ban tobacco advertising and raise taxes on cigarettes to help tackle a public health crisis in the world's second largest tobacco market after China. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said...

There's speculation the government could increase the tobacco excise by 25 per cent in its upcoming budget update, called the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). Opposition health spokesman Peter Dutton says if that occurs it won't be about...

A number of recent changes at the provincial addictions facility have freed more beds for Islanders with substance abuse problems, but a new smoke-free policy has led some to abandon their detox treatments entirely. Margaret Kennedy, director of mental...

The Lodi City Council is pondering banning qualified patients and caregivers from growing medical marijuana outdoors, but still allowing indoor cultivation as long as it is not a public nuisance. The council discussed the issue at a study session meeting...

Tobacco stocks were performing well on Monday afternoon with sector giants British American and Imperial lighting up the category. The stocks were up 0.74% and 0.79%, respectively, by 15:44 in London. One possible reason for the lift could be a broker...

Russia's government has OKed a bill that would ban smoking in public and tobacco ads. The government on Thursday approved a landmark deal that would crack down on smoking in a country where 44 million people, or 40 percent of adults, light up. The approval...

CONTROVERSIAL plans to ban smoking from Blackpool parks are set to go before councillors next week. Blackpool’s executive committee is being recommended to approve the designation of community parks across the town as smoke-free zones. If the policy is...