Monthly Archives: June 2010

Smoking ban booted by council members

City Council’s meeting was cut short Monday – and a controversial smoking ban abruptly dismissed — after advocates withdrew their support following a series of amendments they said watered down the proposal.

Five States to Increase Cigarette Taxes on July 1

Washington, D.C. – To reduce smoking and combat budget deficits, five states will implement cigarette tax increases on July 1.

Smoking ruling to be on Wed

With only hours before a statewide smoking prohibition is to go into effect Thursday, a Shawnee County District Court judge will issue a ruling today on whether to block the ban in nightspots.

Big Tobacco won’t have to pay $280 billion

Richmond, Va. – The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday put an end to Washington’s bid to fine Big Tobacco more than a quarter of a big tobacco industrytrillion dollars for violating federal racketeering law.

Junk food and obesity: Taking a cue from tobacco control

What to do about the obesity epidemic? Here’s a thought: Substitute “tobacco” for “junk food.” That provides a pretty clear road junk foodmap about what government authorities should be doing to safeguard public health.

US Stocks Edge Higher, Led By Telecom, Tobacco Companies

NEW YORK -U.S. stocks edged up Monday, boosted by telecommunications stocks and tobacco companies after the Supreme Court declined to review a landmark tobacco-industry ruling.

Bulgaria has the shortest smoking ban in the world

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Bulgarian government calls off ban on smoking in public places just 3 days after adopting it.

Verdict: Tobacco Companies Conspired To Deceive American Public and Addict Children

The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would not take up either government or industry appeals of a landmark racketeering verdict against cigarette companies for what a lower court judge had termed a half-century of lying over the health effects of smoking.

E-cigarettes need FDA regulation, limits on sales

Chicago — Testing and safety information on electronic cigarettes is limited, the American Medical Association said, and the devices

A colorful death by tobacco

I once knew a man who would order multiple meals and a diet soda. He was morbidly obese, a man of robust appetites and grand gestures who died around his 50th birthday. But as tragic as he was, there was always something mildly hopeful — if also totally perverse — about the token nod toward “health” implied by those Tab colas. Sure, he was consuming 15,000 calories in one sitting, but his beverage choice allowed him to hold on to his last vestiges of dignity. As out of control as he was, this was somehow proof he hadn’t yet hit bottom.

Russia to adopt mandatory warning labels on cigarettes

Russian tobacco producers will introduce warning messages on cigarette packs on Saturday to enhance public awareness of smoking-risia smokersrelated mortality threats.

Smoke Less New Yorkers. No, More. Do It Here. No, There.

Dear New Yorkers: Smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em. And then go get more of ’em. Sincerely, Albany.

Ordinance to ban smoking still up in the air

SAN ANGELO, Texas — The smoke-ban saga continues and could carry on after the November election. Here’s a quick summary of what’s happened, the latest update and a rundown of what might come next.

As state smoking ban nears, company touts e-cigarettes

JOHNSON CREEK — What appears to be smoke dissipates quickly, and there is no lingering smell.

Seneca: Cigarette tax bill is a throwback to ‘termination era’

IRVING, N.Y. – A bill passed by the New York State legislature to force Indian businesses to collect state taxes on cigarettes sold on reservations violates treaty rights and won’t work, Indian leaders said.