The Knesset passes into law a ban on cigarette and tobacco ads in print media, nearly four years after a blanket ban on such ads in all other spaces. The law amendment, proposed by Joint List MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash) and Mossi Raz (Meretz), passed in its second and third readings, with seven in favor and no opposition.
New law that bans cigarette and tobacco ads in print media (Photo: Clalit Health Services)
Print media had been exempted from the advertising ban, which will be imposed gradually so that the amount of advertising allowed will decrease every year, until it ends completely in 2029. The wide-reaching advertising ban on all mediums other than print currently extends to cigarettes, cigars, hookah products, and papers used to roll cigarettes. It also outlaws advertising for non-tobacco herbal substances used for smoking, as well as e-cigarettes and all affiliated devices.
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