As Christopher Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, tells Reason , "it allows the government to do anything it wants to vapes and pouches without any parliamentary oversight." Specifically, it gives government ministers sweeping new powers to regulate flavors, packaging, and advertising through secondary legislation, meaning they wouldn't need Parliamentary scrutiny
Judge Gladys Kessler noted in her 1,683-page ruling, As set forth in these Final Proposed Findings of Fact, substantial evidence establishes that Defendants have engaged in and executed and continue to engage in and execute (emphasis added) a massive 50-year scheme to defraud the public, including consumers of cigarettes, in violation of RICO. Due to improper political interference, there were many times when the case could have been settled or watered down, but under the leadership of the Tobacco-Free Kids (TFK) Action Fund, a total of six organizations petitioned the court to serve as Public Health Intervenors in the case
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The bill sailed through Parliament with cross-party support, and this Wednesday, it received royal assent, the final formality in the legislative process
Look for purifiers with HEPA filters, which can trap tiny particles, including those from cigarette smoke
