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Maldives Enforces First Generational Tobacco Ban Covering Residents and Tourists

The law bars anyone born in 2007 or later from using or buying tobacco, with fines for violations plus mandatory age checks.

Maldives Enforces World’s First Generational Tobacco Ban

Maldives Enacts First National Tobacco-Free Generation Law Barring Tobacco Use for People Born in 2007 or Later

Maldives Enacts Generational Tobacco Ban, Effective Today

Detroit Bans Smokeless Nicotine at Pro Sports Venues After 7–2 Council Vote

Quitting Smoking in Midlife Tied to Slower Cognitive Decline, Lancet Analysis Finds

France’s Smoking Rate Returns to Pre‑COVID Levels, With Four Million Fewer Daily Smokers Since 2014

Italy’s Antitrust Probes Philip Morris Over ‘Smoke‑Free’ Marketing Claims

France Unveils 2026 Budget Plan to Tax E‑Liquids €0.30–€0.50 Per 10 ml

EU Commission Rejects Filter-Cigarette Ban Talk Following Council Draft

Kerala High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Arundhati Roy Book Cover

Himachal CM Alleges Centre Blocked ₹1,600 Crore After OPS, Unveils ₹188.8 Crore Projects in Karsog

WHO Reports 100 Million Vapers Globally, With Teen Use Outpacing Adults Ninefold

Lower Saxony Health Minister Urges National Ban on Vape Flavors in Germany

WHO Reports 100 Million Vapers Worldwide as Youth Use Far Outpaces Adults

WHO Reports Smoking Decline but Warns Vaping Boom Risks Reversing Progress

WHO Warns Youth Vaping Is Driving a New Wave of Nicotine Addiction

UK Funds Year-Long Trial to Test Vaping’s Lung Effects Against Nicotine Therapy

WHO Sounds Alarm on Youth Vaping as Global E‑Cigarette Use Tops 100 Million

WHO’s First Global E-Cigarette Assessment Finds 100 Million Users, Including 15 Million Adolescents