Things have been moving quickly in terms of legislation to prohibit smoking in vehicles with kids.  Below is an updated overview. In Canada, there are now five provinces/territories (BC, ON, NS, PEI, Yukon) that have brought forward legislation to prohibit smoking in vehicles with children, and three others (NB, Man, Nfld & Lab) that have…

Summary: Laws prohibiting smoking in vehicles carrying children have been adopted in the Canadian provinces/territories of Nova Scotia, Ontario, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, the Canadian municipalities of Wolfville (Nova Scotia), Surrey (British Columbia) and Okotoks (Alberta), the U.S. states of California, Maine, Arkansas, and Louisiana, the U.S. municipalities of Bangor (Maine), Keyport (New…

Sales of contraband tobacco are skyrocketing and now account for one in three cigarette purchases across the country, according to a new study by the tobacco industry. Police are seizing more and more contraband smokes each year. But industry leaders say the seizures are merely drops in the bucket and want governments and police to…