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• Effects of E-Cigarettes Are Safer, Guarantees Less Exposure to Toxins, Carcinogens [STUDY]

  A new published study adds to existing evidence that switching to e-cigarettes can bring on less safer and less toxic effects compared to traditional tobacco cigarette smoking.

• Pregnant Women In France Will Be Paid To Quit Smoking

  Public hospitals in Paris will now offer money as an incentive for pregnant women to stop smoking. The program offers pregnant women up to €300 (roughly $350), and is part of a broader initiative designed to reducing the smoking rate among pregnant women in the country.

• California officially increases legal age in purchasing tobacco products to 21

  The state of California has increased the legal age in purchasing and using tobacco products. This law is considered a big move in slowing the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco products.

• Hollywood Studios defend freedom to feature smoking in movies from lawsuit blaming film industry over children's addiction to tobacco

  Hollywood studios have collaborated to defend their freedom on having scenes showing tobacco-related imagery on future films. The defendants are facing a lawsuit filed that pertains to having tobacco scenes in films as linked to children being addicted to tobacco.

• New York City bans chewing of tobacco at Major League ballparks and other venues

  The New York City mayor has signed a measure that will ban all use of chewed tobacco and e-cigarettes in venues of major league ball parks and in recreational areas.

• California lawmakers approve bill raising smoking legal age to 21

  Lawmakers said that to increase the legal smoking age from 18 to 21 may save thousands of lives. California lawmakers approved a package of sweeping tobacco-control bills that would regulate the manufacture and sale of electronic cigarettes, and make California the nation's second state to increase the legal smoking age from 18 to 21.

• Italy imposes tougher anti-smoking laws for its “green economy” initiative

  New tougher anti-smoking laws have been enforced in Italy as part of the country’s green economy scheme. Violators will face heavier penalties and fines as high as €500.

• Hawaii raises legal smoking age to 21; Military backs up new law

  Hawaii has taken smoking matters into their own hands, and has risen the legal age to smoke to 21 years old. Becoming the first state to have done so, Hawaii has received numerous support and praise for the potentially live saving addiction problem. The military and Hawaii Region Navy have also showed their support, and believe that the new law will benefit everyone, including their selves.

• Greet New Laws in Different States This 2016

  Different states in the U.S. welcomes new laws and regulations in multiple areas varying from health and wellness, tax and wages, smoking and addiction, among others.

• Hawaii welcomes New Year's day with new tobacco law; Becomes 1st state to raise smoking age to 21

  Hawaii has become the first state to raise the smoking age to 21. The new law bans those under 21 from buying tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes.

• Tasmanian Government to raise its legal age for smoking; Doctors and businessmen say it will not work

  Tasmanian Government wants to increase the legal age for smokers. Many people including doctors and businessmen alike opposes.

• China capital to roll out tough anti-smoking laws

  Beijing will ban smoking in restaurants, offices and on public transport from Monday, part of unprecedented new curbs welcomed by anti-tobacco advocates, though how they will be enforced remains to be seen.

• China hikes cigarette tax in anti-smoking drive

  China is set to raise the wholesale tax rate for cigarettes to 11 percent from 5 percent, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday, in a move to deter smokers in the world's biggest maker and consumer of tobacco.