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In addition to our original coverage, RegWatch curates top stories on issues and impacts arising from the regulation of economic, social and environmental activity in Canada and the U.S.

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Concerns over social media effects on teenagers are overblown and lack evidence

Concerns over how social media impacts teenagers’ wellbeing and quality of life have been overblown and are not supported by solid evidence, according to...

Big Tobacco Out Billions, but Still Kicking After Settlement | Anchor Article

More than a decade after Big Tobacco apparently knuckled under to a coalition of 46 state attorneys-general, how is the industry faring? Like most such...

Tobacco Master Settlement at 20 Years | Anchor Article

Big Tobacco's payouts squandered from prevention standpoint The major U.S. tobacco companies settled litigation with the states on November 23, 1998, in what is known...

Master Settlement Agreement and Its Impact on Tobacco Use 10 Years Later | Anchor Article

Lessons for Physicians About Health Policy Making The issue of tobacco industry responsibility for population health problems and compensation for their treatment has been growing...

Anchor Article | How Wall Street Tobacco Deals Left States With Billions in Toxic Debt

Politicians wanted upfront cash from a legal victory over Big Tobacco, and bankers happily obliged. The price? A handful of states promised to repay...