Sparks fly over new anti-smoking proposals
October 12, 2011
Norway’s left-center government wants to further crack down on smoking and is proposing a string of measures to tighten existing laws. Smokers and even some non-smokers are fired up over what they see as another regulatory assault. Current laws have banned or highly restricted smoking indoors for years. Now newspaper Dagsavisen reports that the government [...]
Tobacco giant takes Norway to court
March 9, 2010
A new law in Norway that forces retail outlets to hide tobacco products from public view now faces a major legal challenge from the world’s largest tobacco company. Newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) reports that US-based Philip Morris is filing suit against the Norwegian state, to force it to prove the law’s alleged health benefits. Norwegian [...]
More young smokers in Norway
February 28, 2010
After years of solid declines in the number of youngsters smoking in Norway, health authorities registered a slight increase last year. State statistics bureau SSB reported that 17 percent of young Norwegians surveyed said they smoked every day, up from 15 percent in 2008. Another 14 percent said they smoked “now and then.” The increase [...]
Groups fire up new bans on smoking
February 18, 2010
Norway’s remaining smokers already face widespread restrictions on where they can light up, and now more loom. A new coalition of athletic, health and labour organizations is proposing tough new smoking bans outdoors as well as indoors, and a survey in newspaper Aftenposten indicates they have broad public support. Six out of 10 Norwegians now want to [...]
