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City Council Will Consider Stiffer Tobacco Regulations and St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The Capitola City Council will consider beefing up the city’s tobacco control ordinance that was written in 1994. The changes in Section 8.38 of the city code come in response to a county-wide compliance check done by the Santa Cruz County Tobacco Education...
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Buying ‘Double Happiness’ Reveals China’s Tobacco Battle
As Gao Jie browses a Beijing tobacco store for Lunar New Year gifts, she sees little to deter her except possibly the price. The 23-year-old office worker pays 240 yuan ($39) -- more than a day’s average wage in the Chinese capital -- for a carton of...
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Ice Cream and Marlboro Cheaper in East Jerusalem
A Jerusalem resident who works in Tel Aviv has discovered that Strauss ice cream products sold in east Jerusalem are one-third the price of the exact same products sold in the western part of the capital and in central Israel. Shlomi lives in the French...
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Social smoking is a trend
While the overall number of smokers in the United States is dropping, the proportion of occasional smokers appears to be on the rise. Government surveys show that the number of nondaily smokers rose 40% between 1998 and 2001, according to Shiffman. News...
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PM considers making cigarette packets display graphic images of disease
Tobacco companies could be forced to display graphic images of diseased body parts on cigarette packets under new rules to discourage smoking that David Cameron is examining. The prime minister, who is a former smoker, told MPs that he was looking "across...
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Cigarette advertising
In many parts of the world, tobacco advertising and sponsorship of sporting events is prohibited. The ban on tobacco advertising and sponsorship in the European Union in 2005 has prompted Formula One Management to look for venues that permit display of...
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Combating Big Tobacco, pro-smoking apps that lure youth into nicotine dependence
Cigarette smoking is the No. 1 preventable cause of death in our country. In fact, more than 400,000 people die from tobacco-related causes each year, with nearly 100 percent beginning their tobacco habit during adolescence and young adulthood. Yet, in...
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Can smoking kill the spark in a relationship?
It is a habit that is typically frowned upon, and the smoking ban of 2007 in England was a step towards deterring people from smoking in public; but what effect does smoking have behind closed doors, in our most intimate relationships? A recent survey...
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America’s Best Selling Brand – Marlboro
Highly recognizable brands can be priceless, but they require a permanent attention. Their importance can rise or even fall because of state management decisions, changes in the competitive environment, and the beliefs that a brand has aged beyond its...
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Debate fumes as Sydney apartments stub out smoking
An Australian apartment block which has banned residents from smoking in their homes has sparked anger from civil libertarians but advocates say it could be the way of the future for high-density living. Owners of the apartments in Sydney’s inner western...
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Hollywood Urged To Rid Child Movies Of Smoking
It’s been one year since the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) pledged to make the movies that children see smoke free. But nothing has been done to put that pledge into practice. "One year later, we are still waiting for Hollywood to do the...
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A new breakthrough on tobacco control
Ahmad, 53, is a fisherman with lung cancer. He used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day from the age of 17. He earned only Rp 100,000 (less than US$10) fishing out on the sea for three days to support his three children, including a baby who has been...
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Electronic cigarettes banned by Brighton school over teen smoking fear
Schools have banned the use of electronic cigarettes over fears they are being used by pupils to start smoking. In an ironic new trend, children are turning to smokeless cigarettes, which are designed to help people give up the habit, before moving onto...
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Eastlake mother charged with smoking marijuana with 13-year-old
An Eastlake mother was arraigned on Tuesday for allegedly smoking marijuana with her 13-year-old child. Monica A. Alexander, 53, of 958 Center Road, was arrested on Friday afternoon and charged with fourth-degree felony of corrupting another with drugs....
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$20 off Green Smoke Pro Kits, Other E-Cig Savings, on Memorial Day
Memorial Day celebrations start early this year at Green Smoke. The leading brand of electronic cigarettes kicks off the summer with “hero-sized savings,” a tribute, company officials say, to those who have fallen in the cause of freedom. The “Salute-to-Our-Heroes”...
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Social Smokers Aren't Hooked on Nicotine, Just Smoking
There’s a species of smoker among us that is common yet poorly understood. Their habitat consists of parties, barbecues, and the sidewalks outside bars and restaurants. They prefer to scrounge for their cigarettes, and if they do buy a pack, they’re apt...
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Sheesha smoking: City’s cafe crackdown declared legal
Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court on Monday declared that action taken by the city government against sheesha cafes was legal under the Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-smokers Health Ordinance of 2002. Disposing of petitions...
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E-Cigarette Ban On Trains Branded 'Ludicrous' By Pro-Smoking Lobby Group
Smokers hoping to kick the habit will no longer be able to puff on an electronic cigarette during their commute after several rail companies announced a complete ban on the devices. Train operators including Greater Anglia, First Capital Connect and C2C...
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Zimbabwe tobacco production in 2012 is expected to improve 15%
Zimbabwe tobacco production in 2012 is expected to improve 15% , An official said, on February 7 this year's tobacco production in Zimbabwe is expected to increase by nearly 15 percent to reach 150,000 tons, and is expected that farmers will get good...
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Marijuana Now Legal in Colorado, Washington
Last Tuesday, Colorado and Washington became the first states to outright legalize the recreational use and sale of marijuana: Both Colorado's Amendment 64 and Washington's Initiative 502 passed with a respective 54% and 55% of voters in both states casting...
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Teen smokeless tobacco users smoke too, study finds
Smokeless tobacco products are sometimes touted as a way to help reduce the health problems associated with conventional tobacco use, but the majority of teenagers who use them also smoke cigarettes, according to a new study. The study, published in the...
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Last smoke: Popular Iowa City smoking cafe closing
One of the last hangouts for smokers in Eastern Iowa — Tobacco Bowl in Iowa City — is closing after more than two decades in business. The popular tobacco cafe on Iowa City’s pedestrian mall withstood the 2008 passage of a statewide smoking ban, tax hikes...
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Smoking ban very welcome
I would like to thank the members of the Monroe City Council who voted in favor of the ordinance that will make all workplaces in Monroe, including bars and gaming establishments, 100 percent smoke-free. I’m so pleased that they stood up for protecting...
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Innovative products have been favored on the market
Cigarette market in Russia, on the one hand, cigarette prices for consumers, health issues and other considerations, like the price is right for innovative products; the other hand, the government will soon introduce a new regulatory policy, cigarette...
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E-Cigarette Ban On Trains Branded 'Ludicrous' By Pro-Smoking Lobby Group
Smokers hoping to kick the habit will no longer be able to puff on an electronic cigarette during their commute after several rail companies announced a complete ban on the devices. Train operators including Greater Anglia, First Capital Connect and C2C...