It's been more than 30 years since the first such event, and the Great American Smokeout 2009 is underway. Held on the third Thursday of every November, the American Cancer Society uses the day to encourage smokers to quit for at least 24 hours, hoping that the cessation sticks.

Tobacco has historically being one of Virginia’s most valuable crops, but a new poll shows that the majority of the people in that state are putting public health and safety above state revenue from tobacco farming by supporting stronger regulation of tobacco products.

Alan Landers, 68, a model who posed for Winston cigarette ads in the 1960s and 1970s, has died of while undergoing treatment for throat cancer.

22 million counterfeit cigarettes have been found in Cardiff, Wales by officials working for HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). They had an estimated value of five million GBP and impersonated the Classic Gold and Raquel brands of cigarette.

The United States Supreme Court on Monday ruled that "tobacco companies that marketed 'light' and 'low tar' cigarettes may be sued for fraud." The 5-to-4 judgment is expected to open the way for dozens of lawsuits claiming billions of dollars in damages.

The United Kingdom is set to become the second European country to place graphic images on cigarette packets. 15 different images are to be placed on the packs of all brands of cigarettes. They will be introduced on October 1st. The images will be introduced onto all other forms of tobacco by 2010.

Melbourne, Australia — August 29, 2008— While jams and other consumer products are strictly regulated and are required to pass stringent tests before they can be sold, tobacco has no restrictions and manufacturers can, and do, add anything they want into the product.

The United States Court of Appeals decided Thursday in favor of tobacco industry in a light-cigarettes lawsuit.

Following up on studies that have indicated the speed with which adolescents can get hooked on cigarettes, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have conducted the first study to determine why some adolescents who try smoking get addicted while others do not.

It may not be inhaled into the lungs, but smokeless tobacco exposes users to some of the same potent carcinogens as cigarettes.

New research suggests that playing with candy cigarettes may favorably set the minds of some children towards becoming future cigarette smokers.

The EU executive took France to court Wednesday to try and overturn minimum French retail prices for cigarettes.