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12.01.2010
Some hookah bars are simply ignoring state's new no-smoking law
RALEIGH - Now that North Carolina's no-smoking law has taken effect, most bars and restaurants across the state have thrown away their ashtrays and herded smokers to outdoor patios.
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03.01.2010
Court: Ohio can use tobacco money to plug budget
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The statecan use about $230 million set aside for tobacco prevention for other purposes, an Ohio appeals court ruled Thursday in overturning a trial court's decision.
Worldwide Tobacco News
Some hookah bars are simply ignoring state's new no-smoking law
Jan 12, 2010
RALEIGH - Now that North Carolina's no-smoking law has taken effect, most bars and restaurants across the state have thrown away their ashtrays and herded smokers to outdoor patios.
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Court: Ohio can use tobacco money to plug budget
Jan 3, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The statecan use about $230 million set aside for tobacco prevention for other purposes, an Ohio appeals court ruled Thursday in overturning a trial court's decision.
Hamilton County considers cigarette tax
Dec 21, 2009 Hamilton County Commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday to pursue a new cigarette tax in Hamilton County to bail out the stadium fund.
Wynn seeks dismissal of second-hand smoke suit
Dec 15, 2009 Attorneys for Wynn Las Vegas are seeking dismissal of a lawsuit claiming its casino workers are exposed to dangerous second-hand tobacco smoke.
Ontario contraband tobacco a rampant problem
Dec 11, 2009 The rampant contraband tobacco problem in Ontario needs a comprehensive solution, and cutting provincial tobacco taxes should not be part of the plan, according to the Ontario Campaign for Action... 368,000 teens into smoking yearly
Dec 8, 2009 Kota Kinabalu: About 368,000 teenagers in the country - almost the number who sit for the SPM examination each year - have developed a penchant for smoking.
Head and neck cancer survivors who use alcohol and cigarettes have increased death risk
Dec 4, 2009 PHILADELPHIA – Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption before head and neck cancer diagnosis strongly predicts the patient's future risk of death, according to published studies. Now, results... Smoking rooms debut in some local nightclubs
Nov 30, 2009 The Rainbow Cactus Company in Virginia Beach was closed for business last Tuesday night, but that didn't mean owner Shelly White wasn't working.
Hayden adopts new smoking, curfew rules
Nov 27, 2009 The Hayden City Council adopted a pair of ordinances Tuesday night, one establishing a curfew for minors and the other putting wider restrictions on no-smoking designations.
Exposure to lead, tobacco smoke raises risk of ADHD
Nov 24, 2009 CINCINNATI -- Children exposed prenatally to tobacco smoke and during childhood to lead face a particularly high risk for ADHD, according to research done at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical... Nov 17, 2009 Tennesseans die of cancer at the fifth-worst rate in the nation.
Progress in Stamping Out Smoking Has Stalled
Nov 13, 2009 THURSDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- After decades of progress, the number of Americans who smoke hasn't budged over the last five years and actually rose slightly from 2007 to 2008, according to... UM to ban tobacco products on campus starting in fall 2011
Nov 10, 2009 The University of Montana is poised to join a growing roster of colleges nationwide banning tobacco on campus.
The truth about electronic cigarettes
Nov 5, 2009 China. The country that gave us killer dog food, corrosive drywall, lead-based toys, and poisonous toothpaste. Now has a new surprise for you. It's a mystery chemical...completely unregulated.... Shands snuffs out smoking at hospitals
Nov 2, 2009 At the smoking atrium outside Shands at the University of Florida, five people sat in silence, each dangling a cigarette between their fingers Wednesday night.
Flavored Cigarette Ban Baffles Old Consumers
Oct 30, 2009 As of last week, the clove cigarette and many of its other flavored brethren like vanilla and chocolate are now contraband. If you want some cloves now, you may want to try to find shifty-looking... Cigarette pricing rule a 'risk' to free competition
Oct 26, 2009 THE POLICY of setting a minimum price on tobacco products distorts competition, a preliminary opinion to Europe’s highest court has said.
Editorial: Put out that cigarette
Oct 22, 2009 Santa Rosa County Sheriff Wendell Hall is the latest public official to realize that taxpayers can't be expected to foot the bill for people who ruin their health by smoking.
Is cigarette smoke a problem at Disneyland?
Oct 19, 2009 Villains apparently aren’t the only ones fuming in the Halloween character area at Disneyland, according to two guests.
Wisconsin is next-to-last state to require fire-safe cigarettes
Oct 14, 2009 Wisconsin has become the next-to-last state to require so-called fire-safe cigarettes.
Oct 12, 2009 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The drive by West Virginia bar owners to protect their businesses from the smoking ban has taken a hit from the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco... Cigarette packs may come with deathbed photos
Oct 2, 2009 Health Canada is considering ordering cigarette companies to put deathbed photos of an emaciated cancer victim on every package. Health Canada is testing 49 new health warnings for possible... L.A. County bans smoking at public parks, golf courses
Sep 23, 2009 The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance Tuesday banning smoking at county parks, beaches, golf courses and other public spaces, with some exceptions.
Antony Worral Thompson leads campaign to overturn smoking ban
Jul 1, 2009 Antony Worrall Thompson, the celebrity chef, is spearheading a campaign to overturn the ban on smoking in British pubs.
Cuepacs told to remember non-smokers
Jun 29, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR: Cuepacs is ignoring the rights of non-smokers when it opposed the Public Service Department's stand on no-smoking at government departments and agencies.
Jun 26, 2009 Regarding the article "Congress: Regulate Tobacco" [June 12, front page], stopping the use of tobacco once you are addicted is unbelievably difficult. It may be even harder than killing a drug... Inspired by a Children’s Game, Santa Monica Fights Smoking
Jun 24, 2009 Not so long ago, pitches for cigarettes were practically everywhere. It was difficult to miss -- or avoid -- radio and television commercials, print advertisements, billboards, signs in stores,... PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS
Jun 22, 2009 MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon. Let me take 10 seconds to get organized. Let me quickly go through a week ahead for your planning.
Canada Seeks Ban on Virginia Burley Tobacco
Jun 19, 2009 Bill pending in Canadian Parliament would curtail burley exports
FDA law could affect punitive and equitable tobacco claims
Jun 17, 2009 A bill that will give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco products could make it harder for plaintiffs to obtain punitive and equitable remedies in tobacco cases.
... Jun 15, 2009 WASHINGTON — The 17 senators who voted against allowing the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco included some of the top recipients of campaign contributions from tobacco... Jun 12, 2009 Newswise — Smokers who have tried to kick their habit may have used gum, patches or even the “cold turkey” method but probably not a computer. It may seem unusual but Dr. Scott Strayer,... Jun 10, 2009 A survey conducted by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that 50 out of 1000 pupils surveyed smoke cigarette every day, a Principal Health Research Officer of GHS, Mrs Edith Wellington,... Jun 8, 2009 Four cigarette distribution and manufacturing companies have been raided, including one in north Mississippi, in the last two months as authorities continue a two-year investigation into an alleged... Jun 5, 2009 In 92 pages last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dug into one of the largest civil racketeering cases the Justice Department has ever brought, the mail and wire fraud suit... Jun 3, 2009 The Food and Drug Administration would be able to regulate tobacco products under a bill the Senate is expected to take up as soon as today and which Sen. Richard Burr hopes to rewrite before it... Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signs $1-per-pack cigarette tax hike into law
Jun 1, 2009 TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law a $1-per-pack cigarette tax hike Wednesday the biggest of its kind in Florida history -- saying he hopes to kill the habit that results in thousands... Belmar tightens beach smoking rules even further
May 29, 2009 BELMAR — Cigarette breaks on the beach here are about to get more complicated.
NJ man pleads to smuggling 16 million cigarettes
May 27, 2009 ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling nearly 16 million cigarettes he bought from undercover federal agents in Virginia to sell in New York and New Jersey.
... May 25, 2009 The owners of The Virginian Saloon and three nonprofit groups filed a lawsuit Friday opposing the Teton Health District’s Smokefree Air Rule, which is set to go into effect Saturday.
Statewide smoking ban is dead, bill authors say
May 19, 2009 The authors of a proposed statewide indoor smoking ban declared the measure extinguished Tuesday, and one blamed the tobacco lobby.
"Big Tobacco is a powerful interest group to go up against,"... Parental Guidelines, Consequences May be Why Fewer Black Teens Smoke than Whites
May 15, 2009 Newswise — It’s a curious paradox. Black adults are more likely to smoke than white adults and most smokers start as teenagers. But statistics show that fewer black youths than whites begin... May 13, 2009 The fight to stomp out the smoking ban has hit a road block. A coalition of bar owners that had banded together challenging the ban's constitutionality has dropped their lawsuit. Arguments were... Ash calls for cigarettes to be excluded from FTAs
May 11, 2009 An anti-smoking group is calling for tobacco to be excluded from free trade agreements (FTAs).
Kennedy again proposes a bill to regulate the tobacco industry
May 8, 2009 The debate over whether to have federal oversight of the tobacco industry has resurfaced with the reintroduction of a bill in the U.S. Senate.
Corporate Accountability International: Tobacco Giant Leads in Profits, Addicting Youth
May 6, 2009 First Shareholder Meeting Since Split Draws Global Protest
Lawmakers scramble to resolve tobacco issue
May 4, 2009 By BRIAN DUGGAN
Bismarck Tribune
Displaying their ignorance on smoking
Apr 30, 2009 In December 2008, the health secretary for England, Alan Johnson, announced that the government would proceed with legislation banning the display of tobacco products in shops. According to... All Texans Should Have the Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air
Apr 28, 2009 AUSTIN, Texas - As a Texas House committee prepares to consider comprehensive smoke-free workplace legislation this week, a coalition of public health organizations is launching a radio advertising... Health insurance rises for smoking MTSU employees
Apr 23, 2009 Members of the MTSU faculty, staff and administration will undergo a massive increase in the premium of their health care if they do not quit smoking by the first of July.
Smokers need the facts on alternatives
Apr 21, 2009 The U.S. House of Representatives already has passed and the Senate this week will debate legislation that would give the FDA regulatory authority over all tobacco products. That will be a mistake.... Officials Probe E-Cigarettes' Health Claims
Apr 14, 2009 Entrepreneurs are always trying to come up with new products for smokers: a nicotine lollipop or a bottle of Nico Water to give you that fix when you can't light up.
Those products didn't pass... Apr 13, 2009 BMA Scotland called on MSPs to support measures to crack down on tobacco promotions and not to be swayed by the 'scaremongering' tactics of the tobacco industry and retailers. The calls came as the... 'Canadian' gangs behind smuggling Let Mohawks regulate sales
Apr 10, 2009 The Gazette stories on tobacco, Mohawks and organized crime were interesting reading. They gave some factual information and quotes from various sources. However, they did not tell the whole story.... Area smokers fuming over cigarette tax
Apr 9, 2009 Local smokers and tobacco retailers are burning mad over the latest federal cigarette tax increase - the largest ever - which went into effect last Wednesday.
The federal government now collects... Going undercover: Inside Baltic Tobacco’s smuggling empire
Apr 8, 2009 By Stefan Candea, Duncan Campbell, Vlad Lavrov, and Roman Shleynov of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
Higher Cigarette Tax Hurting Smokers, Retailers
Apr 7, 2009 Smoking cigarettes is more expensive this month. With recent federal and state tax increases, a pack of cigarettes in Wisconsin can go for around six dollars.
Contraband easy to buy, put in the mail
Apr 6, 2009 OTTAWA — The Chronicle Herald purchased a 200-cigarette baggie of Kahnawake brown tips as a research aide for this article at L&M Discounts, a tobacco shop on the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, for... Sacramento-area tobacco sales appear slow on first day of big federal tax hike
Apr 3, 2009 The cost of smoking has gotten more expensive at the Cheap Cigarette Store – and at other retail outlets selling cigarettes, cigars and loose tobacco.
Tobacco maker UST moves to Altria's Virginia HQ
Apr 2, 2009 Smokeless tobacco company UST Inc. has finished moving its operations from Connecticut to Richmond, where its new parent company, Altria Group Inc., is based.
Apr 1, 2009 Are you Tweeting while Rome burns? The news last week was full of stories about how the Web phenom Twitter might make a buck as the rest of the economy goes up in smoke, from charging for Tweet... Federal tobacco taxes to make biggest jump Wednesday
Mar 31, 2009 However they satisfy their nicotine cravings, tobacco users are facing a big hit as the single largest federal tobacco tax increase ever takes effect tomorrow.
All of the buzz, none of the smoke
Mar 30, 2009 A slim salesman leaned back against a Westfield Annapolis mall kiosk last week, took a draw on what looked to be a cigarette and exhaled a plume toward the rafters.That's the sales pitch: Smoke... Boston's ban on blunt wraps stands
Mar 27, 2009 A Suffolk Superior Court judge ruled today that Boston has the legal authority to ban blunt wraps, tobacco-based rolling papers, from all store shelves across the city. Blunt wrap makers had sued... Imperial Tobacco Says Performance Meets Forecasts
Mar 26, 2009 Imperial Tobacco Group Plc, Europe’s second-largest traded cigarette maker, said business so far this fiscal year is meeting company forecasts due to gains in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.... Are Big Tobacco and Big Food equals?
Mar 25, 2009 We've been posting an increasing number of law- and litigation-related items on Fat City. Whether that's simply because legislatures are in session, or due to a busy new administration or several... Sen. Lautenberg wants to snuff out electronic cigarettes
Mar 24, 2009 Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) wants to ban a smoking device that several House Republicans have trumpeted for helping them quit smoking.
Lorillard Lights Up - Barron's
Mar 23, 2009 Lorillard (LO) is an appealing takeover target on the strength of its Newport cigarette brand, writes Barron's Andrew Bary, but even without a deal, Lorillard is a cheap stock that deserves to... Editorial: Hagan and Burr craft wispy tobacco shield
Mar 20, 2009 North Carolina's senators agree that a little more tobacco regulation is better than too much. Their effort to protect a home-state industry, though, may be overpowered in Washington's strongly... Mar 19, 2009 Regarding the March 14 article "Burr, Hagan join on tobacco": It is unconscionable that our senators and representatives believe they should continue to support the tobacco industry. The death toll... Mar 18, 2009 Steady, sensible and conciliatory are the words used to describe Jan du Plessis, the mild-mannered South African named on Tuesday as chairman of Rio Tinto.
Lancashire pubs warned over under-18s buying cigarettes from machines
Mar 17, 2009 A CRACKDOWN is being launched amid fears that underage smokers are buying from cigarette machines in pubs, social clubs and restaurants.
Bill would ‘fix’ mistake regarding smoking ban
Mar 16, 2009 Ever wish that you could go back in time and fix the mistakes you’ve made in your life?
Universal Leaf North America U.S., Inc. Awarded ISO 14001 Certification
Mar 13, 2009 Universal Leaf North America U.S., Inc. ("ULNA"), a subsidiary of Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV - News), today announced that its U.S. facilities have been awarded ISO 14001:2004 certification... California Senator Calls for Tobacco Tax Hike To Shore Up State Budget
Mar 12, 2009 On Tuesday, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Van Nuys) proposed increasing the state tobacco tax by $1.50 per pack of cigarettes to provide money for the state general fund, anti-smoking efforts and lung... Democrats Target McDonnell As Va. Smoking Ban Is Signed
Mar 11, 2009 As Gov. Timothy M. Kaine was signing into law a bill that prohibits smoking in many of the state's restaurants and bars, Democrats were already turning the issue into fodder for a political attack... Anti-Tobacco Bill: 400,000 jobs on the line
Mar 10, 2009 If passed into law, the National Tobacco Bill which is currently on the floor of the National Assembly will lead to at least 400,000 Nigerians being thrown into the unemployment market.
Tobacco Store Owners Feeling Pinch Of Tobacco Hike
Mar 9, 2009 Margaret Walker’s angst is rising with the fall in business she says has been all too evident at the eastern Arkansas tobacco store she and her husband run since increases in state tobacco taxes... Government Should Review Cigarette Sponsorship - Dr Ibrahim
Mar 6, 2009 Reviewing sponsorship, including that of cigarette companies, may be the best possible solution to resolve the Football Association of Malaysia's (FAM) sponsorship and financial woes.
HK urges public to stop using electronic cigarettes
Mar 5, 2009 Hong Kong's Department of Health Wednesday called on smokers not to use electronic cigarettes as the safety, efficacy and quality of such kind of product have to be established.
Moody's predicts stable tobacco industry ratings
Mar 4, 2009 Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday that the U.S. tobacco industry's credit outlook remains stable, arguing that sales pressure resulting from the economic downturn and a tax hike is likely to... Attack of the sin tax: Cigar store owner outraged by proposed tax increase
Mar 3, 2009 "CAUTION, you are about to enter the government shakedown zone."
Call for buyers for Philip Morris
Mar 2, 2009 Philip Morris USA continues to move ahead with plans to sell its 2,100 Concord acres, once its plant closes in 2010.
BAT lifts dividend after 20% increase in profit
Feb 27, 2009 The global tobacco sector further enhanced its reputation as a safe haven for investors on Thursday after British American Tobacco, the world’s second-largest publicly listed cigarette company,... Plague over England, Duchess Theatre, London
Feb 26, 2009 Watching the venerable theatre critic Nicholas de Jongh’s first full-length play, which centres on the 1953 arrest of John Gielgud for a homosexual “cottaging” offence, one word kept... KEMBALL: What’s stopping cigarette crackdown?
Feb 25, 2009 Teenagers can buy 200 illegal cigarettes for as little as $6, compared to approximately $60 for 200 legal cigarettes
Feb 24, 2009 Tobacco One, Inc. has announced the cancellation of a US$9.5 million agreement to purchase a leading US tobacco product manufacturer. The company has been unable to complete the due diligence... Feb 23, 2009 BETWEEN PLANNNG her wedding, preparing for a possible return to graduate school and worrying over the economy, one thing became clear to Jessica Lee, 27, last year: She needed to look for ways to... N.H. House OKs layoff pay change
Feb 20, 2009 New Hampshire employers would have to pay workers the day they are laid off, as opposed to the next regular payday, if House Bill 103 becomes law.
Another guilty plea in Blue Stilly contraband cigarette scheme
Feb 19, 2009 Robert Stuber, 60, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to conspiracy to traffic in contraband cigarettes and conspiracy to launder monetary... Kiwi researcher gives backing to e-cigarettes
Feb 18, 2009 E-cigarettes are small steel tubes that carry a cartridge providing the smoker with a measured dose of nicotine.
Pharmacies complying with new law that bans tobacco sales
Feb 17, 2009 Excerpts from the Globe's blog on the Boston-area medical community. Discuss
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Boston inspectors who visited 73 pharmacies during the first week of stringent new tobacco control... Feb 16, 2009 Retailers should rethink tobacco. Conviction in cigarette bootlegging case upheld
Feb 13, 2009 A federal judge has upheld the conviction of a man who prosecutors say made millions of dollars bootlegging contraband cigarettes from the Poospatuck Indian reservation in Mastic.
Rodney... Philip Morris involvement in the development of an air quality laboratory in El Salvador
Feb 12, 2009 The tobacco industry has organized research institutions to generate misleading data on indoor air quality, including secondhand smoke exposure and health effects.
Objectives: To describe... NY tribal member loses Maine tobacco sales appeal
Feb 11, 2009 NY tribal member loses Maine tobacco sales appeal Lorillard Blows Smoke At Recession
Feb 10, 2009 The addictive draw of cigarettes has trumped the frugal mentality of recession-ridden consumers as evidenced by the fourth-quarter earnings of Lorillard.
The Greensboro, N.C.-based cigarette... Boston Bans Cigarette Sales In Drug Stores
Feb 9, 2009 (CBS) Boston will become the nation’s second city to ban the sale of cigarettes by pharmacies on Monday, as new rules approved by the city’s public health commission take effect.
The... Woodbury looks at wider ban on tobacco
Feb 3, 2009 Cigarettes and other tobacco products would be off-limits in Woodbury's parks, playgrounds and athletic fields under a measure to be considered today by the city's Park and Recreation Commission.... Feb 2, 2009 A CHEERS convenience store had its tobacco retail licence suspended on Sunday after an employee was caught selling cigarettes to an underaged person last Dec.
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In court papers filed Friday, Wynn's...
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RICHMOND, Va., June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A discriminatory bill currently pending in the Canadian Parliament...
Already known as the first beach in the continental United States to limit smoking to designated areas...
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Former Labour MP Mark Peck, now spokesman for Action on Smoking and Health (Ash), told...
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NEW YORK, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With global tobacco deaths climbing above 5.4 million a year, Philip Morris...
The brouhaha over the anti-smoking Measure 3 continued Friday while lawmakers looked for ways to come to a compromise and a proposed constitutional...
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We have read with great interest the Letters to the Editor regarding Mr. Jim Hiller's decision to quit stocking his store, Hiller's Market, shelves...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The Maine supreme court has denied the appeal of a member of an Indian tribe in western New York state who ran...
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