The propaganda continued claiming that these laws would turn smokers into criminals
At the same time, a 2021 analysis of laws of 129 countries/jurisdictions found 38 still requiring tar/nicotine yield numbers on packages.134 Separate from a legislated requirement for emission yield numbers on packages, at least 58 countries have, as the FCTC Guidelines recommend,2 banned companies from being able on their own to place yield numbers on packages.56 Beginning with Brazil in 2001,135 136 at least 137 countries/jurisdictions specifically prohibit light and/or mild descriptors for at least cigarettes,56 and often other specific terms, because of their misleading nature, as outlined in FCTC Guidelines.2 137 Among examples of jurisdictions banning specific descriptors beyond light and mild, the EU has banned low-tar, ultra-light, natural, organic, without additives, without flavours and slim138
Theyre not risk-free, but many people use them as a vape substitute or smoke-free alternative while transitioning away from traditional cigarettes
The law prohibits the sale of tobacco to minors and provides for fines for vendors ranging from 500 to 5,000 dirhams
Relative risk perceptions between snus and cigarettes in a snus- prevalent societyan observational study over a 16 year period
