TY - JOUR T1 - India: states ban oral tobacco JF - Tobacco Control JO - Tob Control SP - 291 LP - 291 DO - 10.1136/tc.11.4.291 VL - 11 IS - 4 AU - David Simpson Y1 - 2002/12/01 UR - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/11/4/291.1.abstract N2 - Gutkha and paan masala, two oral products used with or without tobacco, were banned from 1 August 2002 in Maharashtra state, where even school and college students are increasingly becoming users. The ban covers the manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and advertising. A 1997 survey in the capital Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) found that 10–40% of … ER -