Facing the Wrong Way
The Chamber of Commerce is undercutting its trade agenda by supporting Big Tobacco.
Since early in 2011, much of our attention here at ASH has been...
FDA Deeming
Statement of ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed new rules that will extend its regulatory a...
Earth Day: Kicking Butts Out of US
Cigarette butts are the most littered item worldwide. Smokers litter cigarette butts rather than disposing of them properly 65% of the time, which res...
Nigerian Court Upholds Seizure of Cigarettes without Warning Labels
A Federal High Court in Nigeria recently upheld the power of Nigeria’s Consumer Protection Council (CPC) to impound products considered to be harmful ...
6 States to Lose out on $500 million from tobacco settlement?
The 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, the largest civil litigation settlement in U.S. history, dramatically changed tobacco control in the United Stat...
Should Tobacco Marketing be Illegal?
This January marked the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon’s General report on Smoking and Health. On that anniversary, a new Surgeon General’s r...
Tobacco Progress at the UN
The UN Secretary General released his progress report on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) from 2011 to the present. This report was mandated by the Po...
Why Kelsey Fights
My parents have always told me that they knew I would become a lawyer from a young age because of my favorite childhood expression- “That’s not fair!...
Should e-cigarettes be considered tobacco products?
Since e-cigarettes hit the market, they have been the subject of intense debate. Are electronic cigarettes a cessation tool or an alternative smoking ...
Why I Fight: Violet Dyer
Violet and her sister
I fight for the health of our future leaders, the children across the world. I do not want any child to grow up with the hea...
Top 5 International Tobacco Control Legal Victories of 2013
Chile became the 14th Latin American country to ban smoking in public places. Read more about the law here>
Bangladesh enacted a new law ...
Top 5 US Tobacco Control Legal Victories of 2013
New York City signed into law a bill that prohibits anyone under the age of 21 from buying tobacco products. Read the full article here>
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Malaysia stands firm on tobacco carve-out in TPP
The U.S. failed in a last-ditch effort to complete the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) earlier this week in Singapore, pushing the free trade agreemen...
Why I Fight: Kim Intino
Kim Intino and her Mother
She made every holiday special. She would fill Easter baskets with candy, carve pumpkins, make me beautiful Halloween co...
If Drug Dealers Can be Found Criminally Liable, Can Big Tobacco?
Last month, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the case of Burrage v. United States. The case focuses on a federal law that requires a mandatory sen...
Tobacco Trade Simplified
The impact of trade on tobacco can seem complicated, but there are only 5 main things you need to know.
Number 1: Tobacco is unique among consume...
Live at the UN: Wrap up
There are less than 850 days remaining until the current MDGs expire. This past week at the UN General Assembly, member states gathered together to ...
Live at the UN: Days 3 & 4
Yesterday, the Special Event on Millennium Development goals or MDGs allowed country delegates to discuss their development progress to date. Some d...
Live at the UN: Day 2
Noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs for short, are diseases you can’t just catch; they are caused by various risk factors. Some examples of NCDs are h...
Live at the UN: Day 1
The 68th United Nations General Assembly began yesterday. Everyone is excited and charged up to see what will come out of this week, including us at...
How Malaysia Gave Me My Mojo Back
By Chris Bostic, ASH Deputy Director for Policy
August 14th was a strange day in my professional life. I have worked to fight the global tobacco ep...
Post-2015 Development Agenda Will Have Ramifications for Years to Come
September is quickly approaching, which means New York City will soon be buzzing with excitement surrounding the start of the high-level meetings ...
Once Again, Mayor Bloomberg Stands Firm For Health
On the threat from trade agreements to tobacco regulations, few have been able to come as close to the heart of the matter as Mayor Bloomberg. His opi...
