Deadly and in part illegal: which products the city of Dortmund promotes with InterTabac

Eine schwarze runde Messehalle mit der Aufschrift „InterTabac" und einem großen weißen Totenkopf an der Front.

10.09.2024 On 19 September, the InterTabac trade fair begins in Dortmund’s Westfalenhallen, run by a subsidiary of the city of Dortmund. Not only will tobacco, cigarettes, e-cigarettes and the like be promoted here but also nicotine pouches and snus which are not allowed to be marketed in Germany. The tobacco fair in Dortmund, which has … Read more

Major setback for the tobacco industry – petrol stations are not tobacco retailers

og:image:alt: Unzulässige Schaufensterwerbung an einer Tankstelle, die von Pro Rauchfrei abgemahnt wurde

05.08.2024 Stuttgart Higher Regional Court prohibits outdoor advertising – success for Pro Rauchfrei e.V. On 1 August, the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court issued a clear rejection of the attempt to declare petrol stations as specialist tobacco shops. At the request of Pro Rauchfrei e.V., it prohibited a petrol station in Fellbach from continuing to advertise … Read more

Street promotion with free cigarettes stopped by Pro Rauchfrei

Tabakpromotion auf der Straße: Zwei junge Leute verschenken Zigaretten (KI-generiertes Bild)

04.05.2024 – The tobacco industry has its own way of celebrating the non-smoking month of May. They pay young people to lure other young people with tobacco on the street. But the “celebration” is not taking place this year. (Article image: AI-generated; (c) Pro Rauchfrei e.V.) From 2 May, throughout the whole month, cigarettes were … Read more