Scientists have been trying to crack the code for more than a century In news that may delight drug traffickers, a new genetically modified tobacco plant is reportedly able to produce cocaine inside its leaves. A study published earlier this month reveals how scientists have managed to recreate the cocaine-producing biochemistry of the coca plant […]

3 years ago

Morris and Marlboro brand think “the sooner it happens, the better it is for everyone” Philip Morris International (PMI), the Swiss-American multinational cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company known for producing Marlboro cigarettes, has urged the UK and other countries to ban cigarette smoking within the next decade. Speaking to the Telegraph, PMI’s CEO, Jacek Olczak, […]

5 years ago

More people died from smoking than coronavirus last year According to sources, MPs are proposing to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21, as the UK aims to be smoke-free by 2030. This comes after it was estimated that more people died from illnesses caused by smoking than COVID-19 in 2020. […]

5 years ago

The plan aims to make the county smoke-free by 2025 Oxfordshire is set to become the first place in the UK to ban smoking outdoors, as part of a larger plan for the county to be smoke-free by 2025. As reported by the Oxford Mail, a plan agreed by public health officials in February 2020 […]

5 years ago

They manufacture some of the biggest cigarette brands in the world Philip Morris International are reportedly gearing up to phase out cigarettes entirely from their production line. The company’s brands include John Player and Marlboro, with six of their leading brands said to be worth billions each. Sky News reported that they had been given […]

7 years ago

It’s not a banned substance

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