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Condo smoking ban goes too far
WITH a new secondhand smoke law pending, Santa Monica's apartment houses and condominiums should display signs saying either "CAUTION! SMOKERS HEREIN!" or "CAUTION! NEIGHBORS HEREIN!" depending on your point of view. On July 10, the City Council approved...
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More teens smoking pot than cigarettes
More teens are saying no to cigarettes, but they're still smoking, turning instead to marijuana. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 23 percent of high school students admitted they smoked pot recently. Only 19 percent said they smoked...
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Some Say Anti-Smoking Ad Too Much For Prime Time
A television ad that has made its way to the Fort Smith viewing area has many wondering if it crosses the line of being too much for prime time. It's an anti-smoking ad produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It starts out like any...
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Zimbabwe tobacco sales rising slowly
Zimbabwe's tobacco selling season has started, but there are still many challenges facing the industry, as tobacco-farmers hope the sales continue to increase. While the sector is said to be growing again, production is still much lower than 12 years...
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Smoking-related diseases take up beds
For articles and news visit this link. The study by the Bureau of Health Information has found patients with emphysema and congestive heart failure (CHF) stayed more than 500,000 days in hospital over 12 months in 2009-10. Both diseases are linked to...
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POLL: Do You Support No Smoking Policies?
Joining a number of other organizations to adopt a no smoking policy, the Bowie Baysox announced Tuesday that smoking will no longer be allowed inside Prince George's stadium. The ban takes effect immediately "to create a more healthy and pleasant environment...
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Potter chokes on smoking ban
Potter County Commissioner H.R. Kelly thinks like a man with a law enforcement background. He appears to be uncomfortable with ambiguity, which might be why he voted “no” this week on a proposed tobacco-use restriction on county property. Kelly, a retired...
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Smokers targeted in new health campaign
TOBACCO retailers in Bahrain will this week start importing cigarette packets with graphic warnings about the dangers of smoking. They have also been given six months to get rid of their existing stock as part of GCC-wide efforts to combat the use of...
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NTA identifies other beneficial uses of tobacco
Tobacco is not only for smoking but this versatile crop has other beneficial uses and industrial products which could generate employment and livelihood. According to Administrator Edgardo Zaragoza of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA), the environment-friendly...
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Gunmen rob Pasadena cigarette store
Two gunman robbed a Pasadena cigarette store Sunday, tying up two victims in the rear of the store and making off with $400, two cell phones and 75 cartons of cigarettes, according to Pasadena police. The incident took place around 6:12 p.m. Sunday at...
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Nicotine-free hiring process infringes on personal rights
The Central District Health Department in Idaho recently adopted a “nicotine-free” hiring process. This new policy means the department won’t hire applicants whose urine tests positive for nicotine use, whether it be cigarettes, smokeless tobacco or even...
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Drop in cash spent on tobacco promotions
THE latest federal data shows top tobacco companies in the United States spent less money on advertising and promotion of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products in recent years. Numbers from the Federal Trade Commission show cigarette marketing decreased...
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Cigarette brawl lands friend in jail
The magistrate said statements had revealed that the two had a history of mutual understanding in their friendship; they were drinking buddies who shared beer and cigarettes together. According to the complainant, the two got involved in a brawl on April...
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Trying to give up for National No Smoking Day?
If you are one of the thousands of smokers who resolved to ditch tobacco on 1 January 2012 but have already succumbed to old habits - do not despair! Wednesday marks UK National No Smoking Day (14 March 2012) and top quality electronic cigarette producers,...
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Cut tobacco outlets says health advocate
A leading health campaigner says WA could halve its adult smoking rates by slashing the number of retailers licensed to sell tobacco. Health Department figures show almost 4,000 outlets sell cigarettes or tobacco, roughly one for every 450 adults. The...
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U.S. teen pot smoking at all-time high
Daily marijuana use is at a 30-year peak level among U.S. high-school seniors but alcohol use and tobacco smoking is down, a survey indicates. Monitoring the Future, a nationally representative annual survey of eighth- 10th- and 12th-graders conducted...
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Troopers uproot marijuana, cite man into court
Kentucky State Police have uprooted more than 100 marijuana plants found growing in the Bluegrass region. Trooper Ronald Turley said the KSP cited Terry Goodpaster into Woodford County District Court after an investigation of 110 marijuana plants led...
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"Can Tobacco Cure Smoking?" And Other Highlights Of ALEC's Meeting in Salt Lake
ALEC brings together corporate lobbyists and right-wing politicians behind closed doors to craft, amend and vote on ALEC "model" bills, which are then introduced in statehouses across the land stripped of their ALEC origin. According to an agenda obtained...
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The cigarettes with expired excise stamps, seized near Plovdiv, are worth more than BGN 6 million
Plovdiv. “The cigarettes with expired excise papers, seized near Plovdiv, are worth more than BGN 6 million,” Focus News Agencyreported, quoting the press centre of the Ministry of Interior. The cigarettes were seized during a special police operation,...
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St. Mary's new wine co-op is a rare vintage in the U.S.
When those attending the Port of Leonardtown Winery's grand opening raised their glasses for a toast May 21, they formally launched an enterprise several years in the making. The winery, located in a former Maryland State Highway Administration facility...
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Low Level Detection of Volatile Nitrosamines in Tobacco
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has announced a new comprehensive method that uses triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS to achieve lower levels of detection of volatile nitrosamines (VNA) in tobacco. The new method allows environmental laboratories, tobacco companies...
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Quit smoking in your lunch break
HEALTH chiefs are launching a free lunchtime drop-in clinic to help smokers quit. The new Quit4You Stop Smoking Service clinic will begin in Douglas on January 3 and will be trialled until the end of March. The clinic will be held every Tuesday from 12.30pm...
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Top 10 things you need to know about E-Cigarettes
E-Cigs Do Not Produce Smoke - It is not uncommon for news reports and editorials to state that electronic cigarettes emit smoke. They do not. By definition, they cannot emit smoke because they do not utilise the combustion process. E-Cigs are not Marketed...
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CRACKDOWN ON ILLICIT TOBACCO IS WORKING IN CUMBRIA
Since 2009 a campaign has been underway to encourage organisations to tackle sales of illegal cigarettes and tobacco. Since then, the total volume being bought has dropped by 11 per cent across the north west, including Cumbria. This equates to nearly...
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Prep work is a payday in the marijuana business
In an old, shingled house not far from the center of town, the trim crew hunkered over trays in the living room, snipping away at the strain of the day, Blue Dream. Its pungency knifed the air, like a medley of French roasted coffee beans and roadkill...