Halfway around the world, reporters found another node for smuggling Chinese cigarettes in a free trade zone at the mouth of the Panama Canal, which Colombian crime expert Daniel Rico called the Disneyland of smuggling. Tracing the origin of contraband cigarettes found in Colombia and the U.S., journalists found a trail of shell companies leading all the way back to CNTC
Many countries regulate vaping, but few impose outright bans like Singapore
The blog also discusses how many cigarettes cause cancer, the risks of long-term smoking, and how quitting early can significantly reduce cancer risk and improve overall health
(Smokers compared the color to death or filth, among other such unpleasantness.) The Australian government says its packaging changes have done wonders to reduce smoking in the country, and recent research also backs those claims
Book II (in which the Almighty engages a precocious schoolgirl played by Louanne Sirota to spread the word) and Oh, God