Tobacco news

Tobacco sellers – ‘We are not getting a fair say on licensing’

TOBACCO retailers feel they are not being given the opportunity to air their views on a proposed licensing scheme.

‘Tobacco ban does not mean death of retail’

SHOPKEEPERS must move with the times, according to one retailer who supports the ban on displaying tobacco.

Why did HSSD wait until now to bring tobacco speaker here? – requete leader

BRINGING a UK retailer to the island to talk about the effects of a cigarette vending machine ban is something HSSD should have done months ago, according to Deputy Dave Jones.

No argument: this was bad government

JUNE’S Billet report on banning the display of tobacco products contains just eight pages of argument from Health and Social Services.

Requete calls for rethink on total ban on fag machines

A BID will be made to overturn the ban on cigarette vending machines

Deputy to use requete to overturn ‘draconian’ cigarette vending ban

THE States will be asked to rethink its ban on cigarette vending machines.

Vending ban was bad government

WHILE this newspaper supported the ban on smoking in public places and is in favour of proportionate attempts to persuade islanders not to use tobacco, Thursday’s ban on cigarette vending machines was quite simply bad government.

Cigarette machine ban under attack

PUB owners have slammed the new blanket ban on cigarette machines.

Tobacco shop displays banned and vending machines go, too

LEGISLATION to ban cigarette vending machines and the display of tobacco products could be back before the States in September.

‘Tobacco display ban will close shops’

PAPER BOX proprietor Phillip Morgan has launched a campaign against proposals for a ban on displays of tobacco.