The Local Switzerland

Swiss train stations to go partially smoke-free

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:04:38 +0100

Smoking openly inside Swiss train stations will be banned from 1 June 2019.

Swiss supermarket to start selling 'legal cannabis' cigarettes

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 12:08:50 +0200

An independent Swiss cigarette maker has this month launched what it calls the first hemp cigarette in the world – and from July 24th they will be on sale in major Swiss supermarket Coop.

Philip Morris looking towards cigarette phase-out

Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:00:14 +0100

Swiss-based tobacco giant Philip Morris is aiming to stop selling conventional cigarettes and replace them with a less harmful product, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

Government pushes for 'balanced' smoking law

Thu, 12 Nov 2015 12:01:50 +0100

The sale of e-cigarettes with nicotine in Switzerland could be authorized under a new government-backed bill which would tighten smoking laws in the country, including bringing in a national age minimum for the very first time.

New campaign makes not smoking the 'norm'

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:12:00 +0100

The Swiss federal government launched a new anti-smoking campaign on Monday to tackle a habit that remains Switzerland’s principal cause of premature death and costs the government five billion francs a year.

Report: tobacco adverts target young Swiss

Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:17:00 +0200

During the course of an average weekend a young person in Romandie is exposed to pro-smoking publicity 68 times, according to a new study which reveals the marketing arsenal used by tobacco companies in the region.

Swiss-based tobacco giant appeals to EU court

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:11:49 +0200

Swiss-based tobacco giant Philip Morris International said on Friday that it would contest new rules on tobacco sales at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Experts challenge e-cigarettes study

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:09:00 +0200

Two Swiss medical organisations have rejected calls to overturn the ban on sales of electronic cigarettes in Switzerland.

Nicotine addicts face higher cost for fix

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:12:00 +0100

The federal government is raising the price of a pack of cigarettes by 10 cents through a tax hike set to take effect on April 1st.

Tobacco giant infiltrated Lausanne uni: report

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:24:00 +0200

Philip Morris, the world’s biggest producer of cigarettes, infiltrated the University of Lausanne as part of a campaign to make smoking “socially acceptable,” according to a Swiss newspaper.

Swiss see hike in Africa tobacco smuggling

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:22:00 +0100

Swizerland has seen a large-scale hike in cigarette-smuggling from Africa where prices are 10 times cheaper, a senior customs official said on Wednesday.

E-cigarettes have as much nicotine as real cigarettes: study

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:30:00 +0100

Pioneering research conducted in Geneva shows that electronic cigarettes often contain as much nicotine as real cigarettes, and twice as much as other replacement therapies such as nicotine patches.