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Five States to Increase Cigarette Taxes on July 1

Jun 30, 2010

Washington, D.C. - To reduce smoking and combat budget deficits, five states will implement cigarette tax increases on July 1. The five states are: New York, $1.60 increase to $4.35...

Opponents of smoking in movies Ads to Protest ‘Avatar’

Jan 22, 2010

Opponents of smoking in movies aimed at young people plan to intensify their assault on the sci-fi epic "Avatar" on Tuesday, with ads in newspapers in Hollywood, who accuse the film to provide the...

Arrest in connection with fire at elderly and disabled home

Jan 4, 2010

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire (NEWS CENTER) - Police arrested a man in connection with a fire at a housing unit for the elderly and disabled that forced an evacuation in early December. ...

Older cigarettes smokers can easily quit

Dec 28, 2009

Tallahassee, Fla. - Every year, new resolve many smokers to kick the habit, but older smokers can a leg to their younger colleagues, according to the Florida State University, an intensive 16-week...

Cloverdale fuming over tax-free tobacco shop

Dec 21, 2009

A new tobacco shop in Cloverdale is prompting complaints that its American Indian owners enjoy an unfair advantage by not charging sales tax. When Native Tobacco 101 opened this...

Teen Methamphetamine Use, Cigarette Smoking at Lowest Levels in NIDA's 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey

Dec 15, 2009

WASHINGTON – Methamphetamine use among teens appears to have dropped significantly in recent years, according to NIDA's annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey, released today at a news...

Tennessee budget crisis leads state to cut 96% of anti-tobacco funding

Dec 11, 2009

Tennessee does the poorest job in the nation at funding programs to keep kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released Wednesday by a coalition of public health...

Tobacco control bill endorsed

Dec 8, 2009

THIMPHU: Under the watchful gaze of the giant Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal and Guru Rinpoche thongdroel, the National Assembly yesterday endorsed the Tobacco Control Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan. ...

Electronic Cigarettes As Possible Harm Reduction Tool

Dec 4, 2009

E cigarettes could be a useful harm reduction tool according to a survey carried out by UK e-cigarette company E Cigarette Direct and analysed by researchers in the Carl Phillips research group,...

Smoking bans march across region

Nov 30, 2009

The District was first to clear the ashtrays from its taverns in 2007. Maryland pushed its smokers outside not long after, in 2008. And on Tuesday, so goes Virginia. The march of...

Bill to combat e-cigarettes approved by New Jersey Assembly health committee

Nov 27, 2009

Legislation proposed to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and include e-cigarettes in the state's Smoke Free Air Act, which prohibits smoking in indoor public places and...

Norman Police crack down on underage tobacco sales

Nov 24, 2009

Norman Police are cracking down on convenience store clerks who sell tobacco to juveniles. Norman Police spokeswoman MPO Jennifer Newell stated in a press release Norman Police have...

Illegal cigarettes can't be ignored

Nov 17, 2009

Smokers' craving for tobacco, coupled with the high cost of government-certified product, has long fuelled a market for illegal cigarettes. And First Nations reserves have been the conduits for...

'Rolling Stone' Fights Claim It Misappropriated Indie Bands' Names to Promote Cigarettes

Nov 13, 2009

Fending off accusations it misappropriated the names of more than 185 indie rockers to promote cigarettes, Rolling Stone magazine on Thursday appeared to have one appellate justice solidly in its...

E-Cigarettes Under Fire

Nov 10, 2009

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- As more cities ban smoking in restaurants and bars, there is a newer product to the United States that makers claim you can still smoke indoors. It's under fire from cities...

E Cigarettes May Be More Effective Than Swine Flu Vaccine

Nov 5, 2009

COLLEYVILLE, Texas, - According to the Centers for Disease Control, during 2000-2004, "An estimated 443,000 persons in the United States died prematurely each year from smoking or exposure to...

Cheap tobacco driving youth to become smokers

Nov 2, 2009

BEIRUT: Lebanese health experts calling for a comprehensive smoking ban have been given additional impetus to their cause after a major international public affairs magazine published a major study...

Health officials to seek smoking ban in Oklahoma

Oct 30, 2009

Anti-smoking advocates called on lawmakers Thursday to make bars and restaurants in Oklahoma smoke-free by closing loopholes in the state law restricting smoking in public places. ...

Smoke-free versus free to smoke

Oct 26, 2009

After working two decades at the Hazelwood Bowl, Carolyn Haupt found the money to buy it for herself. Three years later, she's worried a measure on the Nov. 3 ballot in St. Louis...

Paterson asks feds to weigh risks of collecting taxes on Indian cigarettes

Oct 22, 2009

ALBANY -- Gov. David A. Paterson has asked the U.S. Justice Department for a "threat assessment" if he were to begin trying to collect taxes on cigarette sales by Indian tribes, including the...

Peel Public Health wants apartment buildings smoke-free

Oct 19, 2009

Peel Public Health wants Ontario to take its smoking ban one step further by enacting legislation that protects residents in multi-unit dwellings from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke.

Tobacco Research Reveals The Packet Racket

Oct 14, 2009

The tobacco industry has side stepped laws banning advertising and promotion by skilfully marketing cigarettes to reel in smokers according to a new Cancer Research UK study* yesterday (Monday). ...

Judge tosses evidence in Kan. tobacco trafficking

Oct 12, 2009

WICHITA, Kan. -- A federal judge has tossed out key evidence in the case against a Kansas tobacco wholesaler and his business associates who are accused of trying to avoid paying $25 million in...

Smoking holdout gives up

Oct 8, 2009

CHARLESTON, W.Va.--Kerry "Paco" Ellison, owner of the Blackhawk Saloon, said he is giving up his fight against the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department's smoking ban. As of Tuesday...

Supreme Court rules in tobacco dispute

Oct 6, 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The state Supreme Court has dismissed an injunction had barred state collection of cigarette taxes from tobacco stores licensed by the Osage Nation. Justices...

Tax Collector's Office won't be blowing smoke

Oct 2, 2009

Existing smokers among her 240 employees get to keep their jobs, but are being "encouraged" to quit, Gannon said. But they will pay more for health insurance: She plans to increase what those...

Tobacco mints a lot like candy?

Sep 29, 2009

The "mints" in your child's pocket might give much more than a sugar high, the Federal Drug Administration is warning. They might provide a jolt of nicotine. R.J....

Media central to plan to end smoking

Sep 24, 2009

HCM CITY — The mass media has a vital role to play in making the programme for a Smoke-Free Viet Nam effective, experts said at a workshop last Saturday. Around 50 reporters from...

Secondhand smoke risks underestimated, survey finds

Sep 21, 2009

About 360,000 Kentucky children are exposed to secondhand smoke every day in their homes, putting them at risk for everything from asthma to ear infections to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Tobacco funds cause friction at University

Sep 18, 2009

An anti-tobacco student group based in Toronto has called for an all-out boycott on involvement with the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health (SPH) because of a tobacco-industry-funded...

E Cigarettes May Help Curb Nicotine Cravings

Sep 14, 2009

PETALUMA, CA, September 14 2009 - More and more people are turning to a smoking alternative that has sparked the interest of the general public, members of various organizations and even the Food...

Santa Cruz approves smoking ban for Pacific Avenue, Beach Street, West Cliff Drive

Sep 11, 2009

SANTA CRUZ — City leaders on Tuesday unanimously approved a smoking ban along Pacific Avenue, Beach Street and West Cliff Drive, among other spots, and agreed to consider a new fee on cigarette...

How safe are e-cigarettes?

Sep 9, 2009

Tonya Moraffah takes a deep drag on her cigarette, feels the soothing surge of nicotine and explains what extinguished her 30-year, pack-a-day smoking habit. Every evening, she plugs...

Adult Smoking Drops Again, Saving Lives and $2.8 Billion in Future Health Care Costs

Sep 4, 2009

OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Washington's adult smoking rate has hit a new low for the sixth consecutive year. Results from the state's most recent survey show the smoking...

Much at stake in roll-your-own cigarettes suit

Sep 1, 2009

BROOKLINE, N.H. - With a clunky rumble, the 4-foot-tall wooden contraption worked its magic, turning loose tobacco and rolling papers into tightly packed smokes. One after another, they slid down a...

I Blow Smoke on Your Law

Aug 28, 2009

Sitting on a park bench at Prescott Promenade on a hot July afternoon, John stares at a brawny tattooed man in his 50s smoking a cigarette under a “No Smoking” sign. “Who knows...

Neb. anti-smoking group wary of where smoke blows

Aug 24, 2009

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Now that an anti-smoking group has lost the fight over whether cigar bars exist in Nebraska, it's focusing on where the smoke blows. Mark Welsch, president of...

Lawyers Ask Judge to Lift Ban on Electronic Cigarettes

Aug 18, 2009

Lawyers for electronic cigarette distributors told a federal judge today that their clients do not market their products as a way to quit smoking, and that the Food and Drug Administration was...

Judge rules Ohio legislators can't use tobacco funds to balance state budget

Aug 14, 2009

COLUMBUS -- A judge ruled Tuesday that state officials had no authority to divert $230 million from an anti-tobacco fund to balance the recently approved state budget. The decision...

Arkansas Wins Antitrust Ruling Over Tobacco Fees

Aug 7, 2009

(CN) - The 8th Circuit affirmed dismissal of a Canadian cigarette maker's lawsuit accusing Arkansas of violating antitrust laws by levying fees on manufacturers based on how many cigarettes are...

Smoke-free flats considered

Aug 3, 2009

Second-hand smoke seeping through walls has many housing associations considering creating smoke-free flats An increasing number of complaints by tenants over cigarette smoke from...

Cigarettes production ends at Philip Morris USA’s N.C. plant

Jul 31, 2009

As of this morning, Philip Morris USA's Richmond manufacturing plant is the only site where the company makes cigarettes. The Henrico County-based tobacco company said yesterday that...

Safety of electronic cigarettes and the marketing of the devices

Jul 29, 2009

The FDA recently went public with misleading information about the safety of electronic cigarettes and the marketing of the devices, not only using its clout but recruiting other prominent...

Smoking ban clears big hurdle

Jul 27, 2009

A drive to put the smoking ban to a statewide vote suffered a major setback Thursday when the secretary of state's office rejected the petitions because not enough valid signatures were submitted....

Kansas City-area residents sue Philip Morris USA

Jul 24, 2009

A pair of Kansas City-area residents are suing a major tobacco company, seeking to form a class action against the company’s sale of so-called “light” cigarettes. Allison Moos...

Internet May Be Newest Venue for Teen Tobacco Exposure

Jul 22, 2009

Social networking sites latest place to view smoking-related content, study shows Even if you make sure your teen isn't watching TV shows or movies that glamorize smoking, he or she...

Stress, Anxiety May Keep Women Smoking

Jul 20, 2009

Quitting cigarettes is not easy for anyone. But some studies show that women have a harder time keeping their no-smoking vows than men. Researchers...

Still Blowing Smoke

Jul 17, 2009

Smokers are catching it from all sides. They are banned from restaurants that admit children. They are banished from the workplace to huddle on loading docks and in...

Camel violated ban on using cartoons to sell cigarettes, judges rule

Jul 15, 2009

The four-page Camel cigarette ad in Rolling Stone magazine two years ago was a surrealistic journey to a place called "Camel Farm," where a woman with a retro hairdo sprouted from a green field;...

Cigarette companies skirt advertising ban

Jul 13, 2009

Now prohibited from advertising their products in the so-called “paid media”—television, radio, and newspapers—tobacco companies have found ways to defeat the ban through subtle but...

Cigarette packets with pictorial warnings finally hit the market

Jul 10, 2009

New Delhi, July 9 : Cigarette packets with pictorial warnings about the dangers of smoking have finally hit the market, more than a month after they were due -- but the illustrations are far...

UK Could Benefit By Up To £5.7bn Through International Tobacco Smuggling Agreement

Jul 8, 2009

At the start of the next round of international negotiations in Geneva (28 June-5 July) [1], ASH is releasing a major new report showing that if a protocol on tobacco smuggling were to be adopted,...

Regulation of Tobacco Products

Jul 3, 2009

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0294] Regulation of Tobacco Products; Request for Comments AGENCY: Food and...

Pubs are reeling from smoke ban as habits change

Jul 1, 2009

The ban was guaranteed to change the smoking industry for better or for worse when it was introduced two years ago. Jo O’Donnell has met with doctors and landlords to see how the rules have...

ETRC issues rallying cry against proposed tobacco ban

Jun 29, 2009

The duty-free group has urged the industry to contact governments in the final days before talks begin on the World Health Organization illicit trade protocol. The European Travel...

Smoking More Than Five Cigarettes A Day May Provoke Migraine Attacks

Jun 26, 2009

Tobacco acts as a precipitating factor for headaches, specifically migraines, new research suggests. This is indicated in a study which shows that smokers have more migraine attacks and that...

Tobacco regulation could lead to more competition

Jun 24, 2009

One of the real tests of how federal regulation will affect tobacco use could be something you'll spot at a convenience store counter. A new law signed by President Barack Obama...

Tobacco Regulation Benefits Industry, Consumers, and the Public

Jun 22, 2009

MARTIN BARRINGTON TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST Published: June 21, 2009 Communities are often defined, at least in part, by the businesses that call them home. The history of our great...

Where there’s smoke there are taxes

Jun 19, 2009

Raising taxes in California these days is extraordinarily difficult. In fact, in their effort to eliminate a $24-billion budget shortfall, the state’s politicians are discussing...

Smoking Ban Under Study

Jun 17, 2009

Business Owners Keep Close Eye On Effort To Push S.D. Ban To Public Vote Residents of South Dakota may have to wait until January 2011 for a statewide smoking ban to actually take...

The controversy over e-cigarettes

Jun 15, 2009

Device delivers nicotine-laced vapors without smokers burning up anything. Sara Jacobs smokes a pack of Marlboro Lights a day, but she has an alternative when she's at work or other...

Senate approves FDA regulation of tobacco

Jun 12, 2009

WASHINGTON – Government would have broad new authority to regulate tobacco products, slash nicotine and restrict advertising under historic legislation overwhelmingly approved this afternoon by...

Higher Florida cigarette tax could increase sales of e-cigarettes

Jun 10, 2009

E-cigarettes are essentially steel tubes that contain a battery, a nicotine cartridge and an atomizer, which combine to cause the device to glow when the user inhales. A white mist that looks like...

Report: Smoking declines as alcohol, drug use hold steady

Jun 8, 2009

A new report on substance abuse and mental health shows a small percentage of people are kicking smoking while alcohol and illicit drug-use levels remain steady. But the report from the...

Burr stands tall for tobacco

Jun 5, 2009

North Carolina senator bucks an effort to let the FDA regulate the industry. WASHINGTON -- Walk into U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's office, and you'll notice the framed tobacco leaves on the...

Controversy Swirls Around E-Cigarettes

Jun 3, 2009

Federal regulators and antismoking groups are taking steps that could snuff out electronic cigarettes, the smokeless nicotine products embraced by a growing number of people trying to kick the...

State money up in smoke: R.I. cracks down on illegal cigarette sales

Jun 1, 2009

PROVIDENCE — The state in April increased the excise tax on cigarettes by $1, to $3.46 a pack, the highest in the country. The move has obvious health benefits, but it also aims to generate...

Majors to chew it over as big-league tobacco policy isn't up to snuff

May 29, 2009

Derek Jeter steps to the plate again, his jaw churning ferociously on some foreign, sticky substance. It’s just gum, and Jeter will prove that to the world now and then by blowing a giant bubble....

Strapped states cut smoking-prevention funds

May 27, 2009

BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — After 30 years smoking Marlboros, 53-year-old hospital maintenance man Dave Hanna was ready to quit. Thanks to the Vermont Quit Network, he didn't have to do it...

Lawsuit targets smoking ban

May 25, 2009

CHEYENNE -- The only bar in Teton County that still allows smoking is one of four plaintiffs to file a lawsuit challenging the county's new smoking ban. The Teton County Board of...

Cigarette machines ban may be unlawful

May 19, 2009

ONE of the Scottish Government's last remaining flagship bills is in trouble because of a lack of consultation and poor research, it has been claimed. The Tobacco and Primary Services Bill aims...

Miss. cigarette tax rising for 1st time since '85

May 15, 2009

Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, a former tobacco lobbyist long opposed to raising Mississippi's cigarette tax, relented Wednesday in the face of slumping budget revenues and signed the state's first...

Smoking study capped Caesars dealer’s long, lonely fight

May 13, 2009

Liz Benston During the 25 years she worked as a Caesars Palace dealer, Terrie Price was one of a few vocal anti-smoking dissenters among thousands of largely silent casino workers. Price believes...

Obama Nominee Hamburg Would Back Tobacco Regulation

May 11, 2009

May 7 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s choice to run the Food and Drug Administration said she would support having the agency regulate tobacco in addition to stepping up its food-...

Smoking ban bill being blocked from Senate vote

May 8, 2009

AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong is half a world away racing in Italy in his comeback to professional cycling. Back home in Texas, the world's most famous cancer survivor's...

Adults Important In Reducing Tobacco Use Among Young People

May 6, 2009

ScienceDaily (May 5, 2009) — A clear commitment from adults against the use of tobacco is expected by their children as they grow up, and it can prevent teenagers from starting to smoke or use...

Officials ordered to buy cigarettes

May 4, 2009

Smoking can fire up the local economy, believes a county government in Hubei province that has issued an edict to civil servants requiring them to consume 23,000 cartons of locally made cigarettes...

Senate committee approves stricter smoking ban

Apr 30, 2009

RALEIGH — The state Senate Health Committee voted Wednesday for a strict smoking ban in North Carolina, eliminating plans to exempt bars and nightclubs from the restrictions. State...

Spit tobacco is not a quit-smoking solution

Apr 28, 2009

Dr. Brad Rodu recommends spit tobacco use as a method to help with smoking cessation ("Smokers need the facts on alternatives," Ideas, April 19). This strategy, known as harm...

Cardivascular Effects Of Smoke From Cigarettes, Cooking Oil, Wood

Apr 23, 2009

Secondhand tobacco smoke and smoke from cooking oil and wood smoke affected cardiovascular function of men and women who were exposed to small doses of the smoke for as little as 10 minutes,...

Anti-smoking advocates seek to reduce tobacco use in rural Alaska

Apr 21, 2009

FAIRBANKS — In western Alaska, chewing tobacco is called “iqmik,” a Yup’ik word that health providers would like to see become archaic along with smokeless tobacco. But for...

Death of monks prompts ban on smoking in temples

Apr 14, 2009

Dr Prakit Vathesatogkit, the Action On Smoking And Health Foundation's secretarygeneral, said the new ministerial issuance to ban smoking in temples as well as in schools and hospitals, will be...

State tobacco tax ignites a clash in Tallahassee

Apr 13, 2009

TALLAHASSEE - The concept is simple: Smokers dying from lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease and other ailments are a billion-dollar drain on Florida's $15.7 billion Medicaid insurance program for...

Britney Spears Halts Vancouver Show Because Of Smokers

Apr 10, 2009

Concerts get stopped all the time for any number of reasons: The artist is feeling ill, the sound system is on the fritz, the crowd is getting too rowdy and people are getting hurt. But...

Bill easing smoking ban endorsed

Apr 9, 2009

CARSON CITY, Nev.—A bill that would ease the terms of a voter-approved measure that banned smoking in many Nevada bars and other public places was approved on a 6-1 Wednesday by a key legislative...

SBPA slams pub fag vending machine ban plan

Apr 8, 2009

The Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) has slammed proposals to ban cigarette vending machines and force tobacco sales under the counter. In its response to the Tobacco and...

Bar owners drop drive for vote on smoking ban

Apr 7, 2009

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A group of Corpus Christi bar owners trying to fight expansion of a smoking ban have given up on efforts to get a city vote on the issue. The smoking ban to...

A disappearing machine

Apr 6, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE - There are 81 licensed cigarette vending machines left in Arkansas, but a double punch of tax increases last month could push the species further toward extinction. ...

Smokeless tobacco maker now in Henrico County

Apr 3, 2009

The nation's top cigarette maker and top moist snuff company are looking for new ways to keep tobacco consumers buying their brands now that they have combined forces in the Richmond area. ...

Mom's Smoking May Lead to SIDS

Apr 2, 2009

Smoking by mothers has replaced infants sleeping on their stomachs as the greatest modifiable risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, Australian researchers suggest. ...

Where's the will to fight cigarette smugglers?

Apr 1, 2009

In the early 1990s, some major tobacco companies got rich in the illicit tobacco trade. Now it's organized criminal gangs that are cashing in, while the big companies beg for a government...

Cigar-Makers Up In Arms Over Tax Increase

Mar 31, 2009

You can still find Cuban immigrants hand-rolling cigars in the storefronts of Ybor City, the section of Tampa, Fla., named after a Havana cigar manufacturer. At La Herencia de Cuba,...

No More Smoking In Restaurants?

Mar 30, 2009

The legislation to ban smoking in bars, workplaces and other public locations will head to the House of Representatives for a vote on April 1, 2009. Bar owners and restaurant owners are in...

Gov. Rell should stare down Mohegan slot revenue threat

Mar 27, 2009

There are better things for the legislature to be worrying about than whether chronic gamblers are smoking. Isn't that what you do at a casino? That said, the state should not tolerate the brazen...

Ontario Korean Businessman's Association Calls for Immediate Government Action on Illegal Tobacco

Mar 26, 2009

The Ontario Korean Businessman's Association (OKBA) is calling on the Federal Government to move immediately to crack down on the illegal cigarette trade, warning that legitimate and law abiding...

Statement of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Mar 25, 2009

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids applaud Senator Frank Lautenberg of New...

Governor Considers Raising Annual Fees For Cigarette Vendors

Mar 24, 2009

Governor David Paterson's proposal to raise the $100 annual registration fee store owners pay for the right to sell tobacco products is drawing the wrath of small business owners and advocates. ...

Customers complying with ban on smoking

Mar 23, 2009

Police have been called into action twice since Fond du Lac's citywide workplace smoking ban went into effect Feb. 2. While bar owners, managers and workers are concerned about the...

Smoking ban angers mental-health groups

Mar 20, 2009

ELEANOR HALL: It seems logical for a health department to enforce a no smoking rule but mental health experts are warning the New South Wales Health Department that banning smoking in psychiatric...

Smoking ban supporters cite health risks

Mar 19, 2009

Proponents of a statewide ban on smoking in most public places on Tuesday cited a new study that says secondhand smoke costs North Carolinians $289 million a year in health care. The...

 

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