anti-tobacco
adjective
an·ti-to·bac·co
ˌan-tē-tə-ˈba-(ˌ)kō 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antitobacco
: opposed to, discouraging, or restricting the use of tobacco : anti-smoking
anti-tobacco legislation
anti-tobacco activists
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Topline New Zealand’s government will reverse one of the world’s toughest anti-tobacco laws Tuesday that would have banned the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to residents born in 2009 onwards, drawing condemnation from public health experts and anti-tobacco campaigners.
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
This delay has frustrated anti-tobacco groups who see it as an instance of politics getting in the way of public health.
—Mira Cheng, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
Opposition The bill faced opposition during a committee hearing on May 24, after a group of 28 anti-tobacco and public health organizations submitted a letter requesting lawmakers to not adopt it.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 1 June 2023
Meanwhile, lawsuits brought by anti-tobacco groups forced the FDA to speed up its timeline for reviewing more than a million e-cigarette applications from four years to 10 months.
—Matthew Perrone, ajc, 24 Feb. 2023
Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
This delay has frustrated anti-tobacco groups who see it as an instance of politics getting in the way of public health.
—Mira Cheng, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
Opposition The bill faced opposition during a committee hearing on May 24, after a group of 28 anti-tobacco and public health organizations submitted a letter requesting lawmakers to not adopt it.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 1 June 2023
Meanwhile, lawsuits brought by anti-tobacco groups forced the FDA to speed up its timeline for reviewing more than a million e-cigarette applications from four years to 10 months.
—Matthew Perrone, ajc, 24 Feb. 2023
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