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The rise in the price of a pack of cigarettes in 2025
Since 1 January 2025, some packs have reached 12.50 euros. Twenty years of successive rises, the plan that organises them and the step announced for 2026.
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The top five cannabis producers in the world
A ranking of the five countries that produce the most cannabis, between decriminalisation under way in Mexico and clandestine crops in Pakistan, with figures and legal frameworks.
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Buying tobacco on the internet
Retail tobacco sales in France are a state monopoly entrusted to licensed retailers. Why any online sale is prohibited, whatever country the website is based in.
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Father’s Day brought back into fashion by a lighter maker!
How the Breton lighter maker Flaminaire helped to revive Father’s Day in the twentieth century through a marketing campaign. The story of a tradition put back in the saddle.
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End of the limit on cigarettes brought in from another EU country
A decree published in March 2024 removes the cap on tobacco brought back from another European Union country. What the decision changes and why the trade is reacting.
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What is H4CBD?
A semi-synthetic cannabinoid made in the laboratory from CBD, H4CBD first spread in the United States. What is known about the molecule and the forms in which it is sold.
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Ban on the Puff: what you need to know
Announced by Elisabeth Borne as part of the plan against smoking, the ban on the disposable electronic cigarette targets a product that has become popular among teenagers.
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Can you grow tobacco in France?
Growing tobacco is legal in France; drying and curing the leaves is the difficult part. Sowing, temperature, timing: the steps to follow, one after another.
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Tobacco: from the plantation to the cigarette
Used by the Maya from the fifth century, then brought back from the Americas by the crew of Christopher Columbus as a medicinal plant: how tobacco spread around the world.
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Everything about the French tobacco plan 2023-2025
More scanners, detection dogs, reinforced customs resources: the 2023-2025 tobacco plan targets illicit trafficking. A detailed look at the measures announced.
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How buying cigarettes abroad affects French tobacconists
Rising prices, inflation, purchases made outside France: tobacconists are watching their turnover fall and are arguing for small, regular increases instead.
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A closer look at additive-free tobacco
Additive-free tobacco is presented as stripped of the substances added during growing and drying. What its sellers argue, and what a tobacco leaf still contains.
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Zippo celebrates its 90th anniversary
For its 90th anniversary, Zippo is selling two limited-edition collector’s lighters. A look at the models and at the commercial offer that goes with the birthday.
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The city of Milan becomes partly “smoke-free”
On air quality grounds, Milan is banning smoking close to other people in several public places. The reasons put forward by the city council and the timetable planned.
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Why did Philip Morris fund Interpol?
The cigarette manufacturer paid money to Interpol and signed an agreement with the international police organisation. What is known about the funding, and why it causes unease.
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Bic starts recycling its disposable lighters, a first
Bic says it intends to recycle its disposable lighters at its plant in Redon. The dismantling process presented, and the means committed: five million euros and seven machines.
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A Cohiba watch for the brand’s 55th anniversary
Zenith is devoting a series of 55 Chronomaster watches to the 55 years of Cohiba. A look at the watchmaking collaboration and at the nods to the cigar on the dial.
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New: your Zippo glows in the dark
Zippo combines its 540 Color printing with a phosphorescent finish for its 2021 novelty. How the two techniques cover the lighter, and who designed the patterns.
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When Philip Morris wants to help smokers give up the cigarette
The cigarette manufacturer says it encourages adult smokers to give up and promises a “smoke-free future”. A counter-intuitive campaign put into perspective.
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Smoking bans in gardens and on beaches: are they lawful?
No national law forbids smoking in open public spaces, apart from a few exceptions. Town councils decide instead, which makes the rules vary widely from place to place.
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The Zippo car: the star product-mobile of 1950s marketing
In the 1940s, Zippo turned a car into a giant lighter to tour the United States. A look back at an unusual travelling campaign, the product-mobile.
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