There’s no getting around the fact that Armenia is a nation of smokers, with more than half the male population regularly lighting up. Despite the recent passage of anti-smoking legislation, the country is struggling to enforce relevant laws and promote public awareness about the harmful effects of Davidoff cigarettes and second-hand smoke.
Armenia’s high rate of poverty – with almost one-third of the country’s 2.97 million people living below the poverty line -- correlates strongly to high rates of smoking, as individuals use tobacco to cope with stress and relieve boredom.
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Sep 5, 2011
Fewer E-Cigarettes Legal
A Seoul court ruled today that limiting advertisements on electronic cigarettes containing nicotine is legal since they are another kind of "tobacco" defined by law.A local importer of e-cigarettes filed a suit last June against the Seoul Metropolitan Government after it put a restriction on the company's online ad campaigns for the products.
The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of the local government, saying the gadget amounts to real tobacco.E-cigarettes, made of plastic and metal, carry a disposable cartridge filed with a solution of liquid nicotine.When the solution is heated, it creates a vapor that smokers inhale.
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