Tobacco
One of the largest cigarette smuggling operations of all time thwarted
Customs inspectors and investigators exposed one of the largest tobacco smuggling operations in the country's history, which arrived from Egypt under the guise of wheat flour shipments.
Pineapples stuffed with thousands of smuggled cigarettes intercepted by IDF at Gaza crossing
Drama in the tobacco market: Winston, Camel and LD switch companies, Globrands plunged by 46%
Collective trauma reminders trigger immediate cannabis, tobacco cravings, Hebrew U. study finds
Tobacco company may produce coronavirus vaccine
British American Tobacco recently announced that it is working on a potential vaccine for coronavirus through its US biotech subsidiary, Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP).
Tobacco epidemic at turning point as male smoking rates stall - WHO
The change in global smoking trends shows that governments' efforts to control tobacco are working "to save lives, protect health, beat tobacco," the WHO said in a report.
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.
