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Cigar shop lights up Willoughby's north side
David Somrack could see the wood paneled walls, the comfy sofas and the large seascape of Havana in his mind for 20 years. On June 30, Somrack made that vision a reality by opening Royal Havana Cigars, a cigar store and lounge on Willoughby's north side...
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Bulgarian Cigarette-maker's Profit Grows Eightfold in H1 2012
Bulgaria's largest cigarette-maker Bulgartabac Holding has seen its consolidated profit grow 8.5 times in the first half of 2012 year-on-year, the company announced Wednesday. Thus, in H1 of 2012, Bulgartabac, which was sold by the Bulgarian government...
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Health department cites Ford, Iroquois bars over smoking
Two downtown bars were among the nine businesses in Ford and Iroquois counties that were issued citations recently for allowing smoking inside their establishments, according to information obtained by the Paxton Record through the Illinois Freedom of...
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Smoking Cessation Lowers Risk of Brain Bleed
Smokers have nearly triple the likelihood of having a subarachnoid hemorrhage, but the risk for many individuals falls significantly 5 years after kicking the habit, a case-control study demonstrated. The adjusted odds ratio for subarachnoid hemorrhage...
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Tobacco plan up in smoke
A forestry student's attempt at growing tobacco went up in smoke in Prebbleton at the weekend. The 25-year-old Canterbury University student had been growing tobacco in a caravan he rented on a property on the corner of Ellesmere Rd and Leadleys Rd. But...
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Foreigner caught smuggling contraband cigarettes and liquor
A foreigner was arrested in an attempt to smuggle an assortment of contraband cigarettes and liquor into the country under Ops Tapis. A police team from Limbang Narcotics Crime Investigation conducted the operation on Friday. Limbang District Police chief,...
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Thief Cuts Through Bathroom Ceiling To Steal Cigarettes
Police were working to identify a man who broke into a carryout through a bathroom ceiling. Investigators said that the thief targeted Ziad Hijazin’s Harmon Avenue carryout around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Hijazin said that he thought the two locks on his store’s...
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Tobacco farmer turns over a new leaf
I wrote in today’s Charleston Daily Mail about the shrinking number of tobacco farmers in West Virginia. Ray Ferguson, one of the farmers I talked to for that story, left the tobacco business about 10 years ago to start growing asparagus. Ferguson’s farm...
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Films free of ‘anti-tobacco’ warnings
Now every time SRK would smoke on-screen, his fans would be spared of the distracting scrolls running below the screen reading the statutory warning. According to a new directive of Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Bollywood can now get through...
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Dr. Thurstone discusses medical marijuana legislation in Colorado
On Monday night Megan Johnson, health promotion club, introduced Dr. Thurstone to a packed Memorial Union Sun Room. With a round of applause and some hoots and hollers Dr. Thurstone took the stage. “I don’t think we should have medical marijuana,” said...
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Cigarette smuggling a growing problem in Maryland
The number of people caught smuggling untaxed cigarettes into Maryland is on the rise, and it's costing the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost tax revenue, authorities say. "If they can buy them in Virginia or the Carolinas for $5 a pack,...
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Murder trial begins over fatal marijuana deal
Prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered opening statements today in the murder trial of Andre Powe, the last remaining defendant in the Jan. 26, 2010, shooting death of Shawn West in a Jack in the Box parking lot on Stockton Boulevard. Deputy District...
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Tobacco company Reynolds American 3Q profit up nearly 7 pct on higher prices
Reynolds American Inc.'s third-quarter profit grew nearly 7 percent as higher prices and smokeless tobacco gains helped offset a decline in the number of cigarettes it sold. The nation's second-biggest tobacco company on Tuesday reported net income of...
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Which Tobacco Company Could Break Up Into Four Pieces?
Philip Morris International (PM), Altria (MO), and Kraft (KFT) - three dominating staples stocks. How kind Altria has been to its shareholders: Not only a strong stock performance by big MO but the welcome addition of the Philip Morris International and...
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Philip Morris says no relief owed in suit over light cigarettes
Lawyers for Philip Morris say that plaintiffs' arguments for reinstating a landmark $10.1 billion judgment arising out of a Madison County, Ill., court have not come close to showing and "cannot show" they meet any of the requirements for relief. The...
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Tests find only marijuana in face-chewer's system
Authorities may never know why a Florida man viciously attacked and chewed on the face of an older homeless man in Miami last month after lab tests failed to find components of "bath salts" in the system of the assailant, who was killed by police. The...
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Big tobacco accused of legal trick
THE Gillard government has accused tobacco giant Philip Morris of engaging in corporate restructuring as a ''trick'' to find new legal avenues to challenge plain cigarette packaging laws. The company has launched a multibillion-dollar compensation claim...
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WHO, tobacco and farmers
Recently, thousands of tobacco farmers from Indonesia, China, Pakistan, Vietnam, South Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, India and Thailand protested against the stance of the chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) on tobacco. The government...
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Free Tobacco Quitline Service Reinstated
The State Department of Health has announced it is again offering free support to all Washington residents who want to quit smoking. Washington State’s free tobacco quitline was eliminated last year due to budget cuts, but new funding has allowed it to...
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Reaction mixed on smoking ban ruling
The ruling to uphold the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department's ban on all indoor smoking has prompted opposing reactions. Dick Wittberg, executive director of the health department, said he is pleased with Wood County Circuit Court Judge Jeff Reed's decision...
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Tobacco: Global Industry Guide
Tobacco: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Tobacco industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles...
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Tobacco scientist uproar flares
"We've submitted a letter to the academic body asking them to rethink their choice because the low-tar cigarette Xie has been working on is totally pseudo science," said Xu Guihua, deputy director of the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control. "They've...
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UT professor stays vigilant on stopping teen smoking
Almost 50 years after the first surgeon general's report on the dangers of tobacco, the latest edition focuses on the risks to teenagers and young adults. Cheryl Perry, a professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health and regional dean of...
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Medical marijuana bills filed in Fla. House, Senate
A state budget crunch that won’t quit, legislative reapportionment and gaming are expected to crowd the legislative season that starts in Tallahassee Tuesday — but for some, nothing has quite the same buzz as an effort to allow the medical use of marijuana....
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Council to vote on smoke-free plan
A central Victorian council says its plan to ban outdoor smoking is an important opportunity to change local laws for the better. The Macedon Ranges Shire will vote on its smoke-free policy at tomorrow's council meeting, to ban cigarettes from children's...