Tobacco Legislation

Tobacco Products Directive: Time to get serious?

Published September 17, 2014 | By

Can MEPs push through radical reforms or will the new legislation go up in smoke? The moment of truth at a key vote in plenary. Comment on: Google + http://t…

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Leon Louw on tobacco and the nanny state

Published September 15, 2014 | By

Leon Louw explains how tobacco legislation has gone beyond protecting the health of non-smokers, has become persecution of smokers and will be used as a prec…

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Ireland first country in the EU to introduce legislation on plain packaging for tobacco products

Published September 9, 2014 | By

Health Minister James Reilly. announced today that the Government has approved the publication of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill …

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16. Evolution of Tobacco Law

Published September 7, 2014 | By

Environmental Politics and Law (EVST 255) This lecture continues the previous class’s discussion of tobacco law. In this class, Professor Wargo highlights th…

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