https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed More Norwegians use "snus" – a form of snuff particular to Nordic countries – instead of cigarettes for their nicotine fix, official figures showed for the first time Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20180118/snus-is-now-more-popular-than-smoking-in-norway Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:04:19 +0100 snus-is-now-more-popular-than-smoking-in-norway Norway and New Zealand on Tuesday became the latest countries to announce they will remove branding from cigarette packets, in a move hailed by the WHO as an effective way to cut smoking rates. https://www.thelocal.no/20160531/norway-backs-plain-packets-for-cigarettes Tue, 31 May 2016 15:24:20 +0200 norway-backs-plain-packets-for-cigarettes Six out of ten Norwegians support a proposal from the Norwegian Medical Association (Legeforeningen - NMA) to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after 2000. https://www.thelocal.no/20160530/majority-in-norway-no-tobacco-sales-to-anyone-born-after-2000 Mon, 30 May 2016 15:37:12 +0200 majority-in-norway-no-tobacco-sales-to-anyone-born-after-2000 The Norwegian Medical Association (Legeforeningen - NMA) wants a smoke-free society by 2035 and has proposed a ban on the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after 2000 as a first step. https://www.thelocal.no/20160104/norway-doctors-ban-tobacco-sales Mon, 04 Jan 2016 09:49:28 +0100 norway-doctors-ban-tobacco-sales Norwegian lawmakers are ready to ban smoking in outdoor cafes and restaurants and put cigarettes out of reach for teachers and government workers. https://www.thelocal.no/20111011/bars-brace-for-smokeless-society Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:52:34 +0200 bars-brace-for-smokeless-society