Articles tagged with Snus

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Guitar hero Slash: Snus ‘the best discovery in the world’

Guitar hero Slash: Snus ‘the best discovery in the world’

Rock star Slash, lead guitarist of the iconic 90s rock band Guns N’ Roses, has re-affirmed his love for Swedish snus.  “When I first quit smoking, which was in 2009, pretty soon after that I discovered snus and it was like the best discovery in the wo...

Health
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Swedish Match to create world’s first smoke-free tobacco company

Swedish Match to create world’s first smoke-free tobacco company

Swedish Match has announced plans to sell off its remaining cigar business, a move that would put the Swedish snus maker “way out ahead” of its peers as the world’s first smoke-free tobacco company. The Sto...

Opinions

Snus!: New book paints updated picture of snus and its users

Snus!: New book paints updated picture of snus and its users

In a new and updated edition of the book Snus!, author Mats Jonson takes the reader on a journey through taste, cultural history, and tobacco policy -- from organic tobacco farming in Skåne to visits to large ...

Regulations

18th-century snus found in Swedish town

18th-century snus found in Swedish town

A small box of snus from the 18th century has been found during an excavation in the town of Norrköping in Sweden, the country’s National Historical Museums has revealed. Among other interesting finds, such...

Opinions

What’s in Sweden’s new tobacco bill?

What’s in Sweden’s new tobacco bill?

Patrik Strömer, General Secretary of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers, takes a closer look at Sweden's latest tobacco bill. In the proposal for a new tobacco law presented by Sweden’s health mi...

Regulations

Tax committee report: Snus tax revenues plummet due to Laffer-effect

Tax committee report: Snus tax revenues plummet due to Laffer-effect

Published: February 12, 2016 Tax revenues from snus dropped by almost SEK 200m between 2013 and 2014, according to a new report from the Swedish parliament’s Committee on Taxation, which explained the fall ...