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The only place cigarettes belong is in a museum. Let's push them there by phasing out their sale. Join our movement to set the sun on big tobacco here: ow.ly/J1ks50vGkq5
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#ECTC2026 continued today with crucial discussions on preventing youth nicotine addiction and protecting children's human rights.
Thank you to all of our Symposium and Parallel Session partners for your insight!
@enspbrussels @EuroRespSoc @BathTR @nofumadores
ASH is excited to be at #ECTC2026 and feeling inspired! Valerie Esang Whipps, First Lady of Palau, discussed the critical review of nicotine under the UN Narcotic Convention.
Andrew Black, Head of @FCTCofficial, stressed the need to implement comprehensive plans. @enspbrussels
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Dutch charges against Philip Morris for misleading youth with heated tobacco claims @stopphilipm @exposetobacco @AshOrg
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The ethics of tobacco control: ‘good people doing good things’.
A richer understanding of the ethical basis for ending the tobacco epidemic has the potential to strengthen the case for change.
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"Cessation frameworks should distinguish more clearly between smoking cessation and nicotine cessation, support users across all nicotine product types, and re-establish complete freedom from nicotine dependence as the optimal endpoint where achievable."
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"By addressing the tobacco epidemic, the global community could mitigate a substantial environmental burden and refocus resources on pressing climate change issues."
Read more here: ow.ly/fyU250ZU3g6
"New research into [British American Tobacco] company documents leaked years ago suggests its efforts to combat the black market served a different purpose: creating commercial opportunities, targeting competitors and influencing government policy."
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The French National Assembly's social affairs committee adopted an amendment to ban the sale of tobacco products to people born on or after January 1, 2009, starting January 1, 2027. It must now move through the parliamentary process.
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"The city filed the lawsuit against eight major tobacco companies Wednesday.1 They’re seeking to hold the companies responsible for what the city pays to clean up cigarette butts from streets, sidewalks, waterways, arroyos and public places."
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The most important tobacco lobbyist may be the one you never hear about.
ASH found 1,199 tobacco lobbyist & firm registrations in 2026.
But lobbying disclosures are fragmented across the US.
So we mapped it: ow.ly/FX1I50ZUMgy
#TrackTobacco
100+ organizations. 47 countries. All 6 WHO regions.
ASH is proud to join this global initiative supporting #Palau’s request for a critical WHO review of nicotine. An independent scientific assessment can help policymakers make informed decisions.
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Six years of data. One clear pattern: the tobacco industry has built a persistent lobbying machine in state capitals across the U.S.
See who is lobbying for tobacco in your state: ow.ly/7mMe50ZUMgX
#TrackTobacco
A simple question, a brief conversation, or a timely referral can connect someone to the support they need to quit tobacco.
Read Dr. Bianco’s perspective—and consider how you can incorporate this life-saving advice into your own work.
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📍Someone is lobbying for tobacco interests where you live.
How many lobbyists are there? Which companies are represented? Has their presence changed? ASH mapped it all.
Explore here: ow.ly/PGHJ50ZUMgp
#TrackTobacco
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Who’s lobbying for Big Tobacco in your state? @AshOrg tracked 1,199 tobacco lobbyist & firm registrations across all 50 states + D.C. in 2026.
And 339 lobbyists/firms have appeared every year for six years.
Who’s on the list? Explore here: ash.org/lobbyist-data
#TrackTobacco
ActionSmoking&Health retweeted
The most important tobacco lobbyist may be the one you never hear about.
@AshOrg found 1,199 tobacco lobbyist and firm registrations across all 50 states + D.C. so far in 2026.
But disclosure rules vary from state to state, making the industry's influence hard to see as a whole. So ASH mapped it, and now you can explore it too.
It's a point STOP highlights the blog "How Lack of Transparency Serves Tobacco Lobbyists" if lobbying can't be seen, it can't be reported. Most countries don't have lobbying transparency laws, so what happens behind closed doors stays secret.
Learn more: ash.org/lobbyist-data
#TrackTobacco
“A new standard has been set, and it is time for more cities, states and countries to follow Corte Madera’s example and put the lives of citizens before the profits of the tobacco industry,” says Laurent Huber.
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Noting that nicotine claims more than 7 million lives each year & keeps over a billion people in addiction, President Whipps called for stronger international cooperation to protect young people from nicotine dependence &to put public health before profit.
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+402%. That’s the growth in Philip Morris Intl’s US lobbying presence since 2021.
It’s the largest sustained climb among major tobacco companies we tracked.
Tobacco companies aren’t sitting on the sidelines. They’re building influence.
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#TrackTobacco
“Recognizing our core value of protecting the safety of our community, we took bold action. Our Council unanimously said no to tobacco companies selling harmful products. We hope our action encourages others to follow.”
- Max Perrey, Mayor, Mill Valley
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