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SA Smokers Could Be In For A Really Nasty Surprise
22 Oct 2018 by Carrie / 1 Comment
Attention smokers: The National Council Against Smoking is trying to get the government to hit you where it hurts the most.
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New Smoking Law Would Put Restrictions On Lighting Up At Home
17 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 2 Comments
South African smokers are already up in arms about the new smoking law. Now the law is threatening to extend to private homes.
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Here’s A Legal Expert On The Proposed SA Smoking Law Changes
29 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
The new anti-smoking law has many hot under the collar, but it’s also very important for employers to know what the changes will mean.
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New SA Law Puts You In Jail For Three Months If You Smoke In Public
11 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 115 Comments
This new anti-smoking law could land you in jail for a while if you’re caught having a puff session in public.
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What Happens To Your Body When You Quit Smoking [Infographic]
31 May 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s estimated that around eight million South Africans smoke, and if you’re among those who are thinking of quitting then this might do the trick.
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Cigarette Sales Are Tanking But Their Profits Are Going Up – How? And Why?
11 May 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Over the past 15 years there has been a significant decrease in the number of cigarettes sold, but that hasn’t affected big tobacco’s bottom line.
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Fancy Boys Gang Murder Rocks Cape Crime Underworld – Jozi Is Next
04 Apr 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Illicit cigarettes are big business in South Africa, so much so that people get murdered when deliveries aren’t paid for. That includes prominent gang leaders.
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Animal Activists Are Freaking Out About This Chimp Smoking In A North Korea Zoo [Image]
21 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
There’s a chimpanzee who has been trained to light a cigarette, but to see him you will have to go to the Pyongyang zoo in North Korea.Unless PETA get there first.
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The UK Is Going To Extreme Measures To Stop Smokers – Are We Next?
17 Jun 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Cigarette packs around the world are getting nastier by the day, but now intense research has been conducted in order to find what repulses us the most.
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The Latest On The E-Cig vs. Real Cigarettes Health Debate
20 Aug 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
Ask most e-cig users and they will tell you (at great length) about the wonders of switching to the vape. But does science back up those claims and should smokers think about the switch?
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Kick The Smoking Habit With These Great E-Cigs
23 Jul 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you haven’t yet had a tug on an e-cigarette you’re doing it all wrong. We’re not here to preach but sometimes you can have your cake and eat it.
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If You Promise To Quit Smoking, Make Sure The Google Street View Car Isn’t Driving Past [Image]
21 Jul 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Sometimes one is caught so red-handed that it’s not even worth protesting your innocence. This gent in the UK has Google to thank for catching him with his pants down.
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This Should Make You Think Twice About Smoking During Pregnancy
25 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Far be it from us to judge any pregnant mothers out there but, if new studies are to be believed, you might want to think twice before lighting your next smoke.
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Yoh! This Is How Much Booze And Ciggies Are Going Up In Price
26 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
We’ve done the hard work and sifted through all the facts and figures from the Budget 2015 to bring you the most important information. Warning, it’s not pretty.
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This Is Why Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol
24 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
I’m sure you’ve seen a study or two singing the virtues of the ‘erb over the past few years but this new study has really given booze a clip around the ears.
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Big Tobacco Going Big With Their Own E-Cig Warnings
29 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I’ve never been a smoker, so being able to inhale other people’s wonderful, new and scented exhaled smoke is such a treat. Also, my hair smells better in the morning.
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Now E-Cigarettes Can ‘Save Thousand Of Lives’
05 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You or one of your friends has definitely switched from your favourite brand of cigarettes to an e-cigarette, and you’re ecstatic that you can now smoke in restaurants again. We’ll see…
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How To Stop Smoking – E-Cigarettes Are Winning The Race
14 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new study reveals that e-cigarettes are proving to be a more reliable deterrent for people to quite smoking.
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Thursday Morning Spice
14 Aug 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Black middle-class driving cigar sales. Why Facebook wants you to use messenger. Zuma caught in minefield. Blackout would cripple SA: Eskom. Lopez works her ‘booty.’
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Smoking Is Far Worse For You Than You Ever Imagined
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s getting harder and harder to get away with smoking cigarettes without coming under fire from all and sundry – and it’s going to get that little bit more difficult.
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New Study Shows Second Hand Smoke From E-Cigarettes Is Way Safer Than We Thought
13 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Second-hand smoke from traditional cigarettes contain more than 5,000 different elements – ranging from the extremely harmful to the not-so-benign. But what about second-hand smoke from e-cigarettes?
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This Is Why Anti-Smoking Lobbies Are Shouting Down E-Cigarettes
16 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Organisations like the WHO, the British regulator MHRA and other health-oriented NGOs are all putting in as much effort as they can to spread the bad news about e-cigarettes. They’ve even gone so far as to publish false information about e-cigarettes, backed up by fake surveys. So what gives?
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Controversial E-Cigarette Ads Show Celebrities Smoking, Being Cool [PICS + VIDEO]
12 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The well-documented harmful effects of cigarettes have resulted in higher taxes on tobacco and advertising bans. You might recall the tobacco advertising of old glamourised smoking through celebrity endorsements. And it worked. Remember when you tried your first cigarette? Cool factor, baby.
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Deliberately Awful Cigarette Packaging Nominated For British Design Award [PIC]
27 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Australia is known for producing cigarette packaging displaying graphic images, but this packaging design was nominated for a presitgious British design award for its “anti-design.”
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New Smoking Laws For South Africa Around The Corner
21 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Following the landmark decision made in Australia recently, South Africa is looking to implement a similar strategy of reducing cigarette packets to nothing more than a box with text. This is part of government’s new plan to bring South Africa’s smoking regulations in line with “international best practice.”
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Australia Now Considering Ban On Sale Of Cigarettes To Anyone Born After 2000
28 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
It’s not a good time to be a smoker in Australia right now. Right off the back of the news that the Supreme Court has upheld the decision to strip all cigarettes of their branding, the state of Tasmania is now considering banning the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after the year 2000.
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US Appeals Court: It’s Against Free Speech To Display Graphic Images On Cigarette Packs
27 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Bucking international trends such as what we have just witnessed in Australia, a US appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that would block the federal government from requiring tobacco companies to put graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packaging.
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Australia Strips All Branding Off Cigarette Packs
15 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
International cigarette companies are busy scrambling after an Australian court has held that it’s perfectly legal to strip cigarette packs of all their branding. Instead, cigarette boxes will come in a uniform olive drab box, covered in health warnings and only stating the brand and variant of cigarette in a standardised font.
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