Tobacco.org Updates
THIS WEEK'S HOT SPOTS:- UK: National Non-Smoking Day Wed., March 10.
- KANSAS: Smoking ban bill awaits Gov's signature
- Hackademy Awards "Nine," "Avatar," "Fantastic Mr. Fox" lead Black Lung ratings
- PHILIP MORRIS in the News from Florida to Virginia to the Supreme Court to the Phiippines to Norway
- E-CIGS: Cessation aid, nicotine delivery device, or--?? Controversy continues.
- FOLLOW TOP TOBACCO NEWS HEADLINES ON TWITTER! Yes, we've joined the 21st Century . . .
It's all over but the last appeal! The 10-year saga of the DOJ trial continues--to the Supreme Court. Visit: http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com.
Late-Breaking DOJ Trial News is here: http://www.tobacco.org/articles/lawsuit/doj/
Latest Top Tobacco Headlines
- Ex-Southwest Airlines chairman a confirmed smoker — Jump to fulltext at Dallas Morning News
- Vietnam Tax increase an optimum tobacco control measure — Jump to fulltext at Thanh Nien (vn)
- New Hampshire NH Moving Ahead With E-cigarette Ban For Youth — Jump to fulltext at AP
- New York Seneca Nation Responds to Passage of PACT Act — Jump to fulltext at WKBW-TV Channel 7 (Buffalo, NY)
- Florida $17.5M verdict in tobacco suit sets a record in the Alachua County — Jump to fulltext at Gainesville (FL) Sun
- Florida VIDEO: Plaintiff Wins Tobacco Trial Phase 1 (Liability) — Jump to fulltext at Courtroom View Network (CVN)
- Florida Alachua Co. jury awards $12.5M in punitive damages against R.J. Reynolds — Jump to fulltext at Gainesville (FL) Sun
- UK-Scotland ANDERSON: Tobacco's reappearance in advertising, films and TV shows may seduce a new generation into its clutches – or maybe not — Jump to fulltext at The Scotsman (uk)
- Submissions To US Unilateral IP Enforcement Process Highlight Piracy, Health, and ACTA — Jump to fulltext at Intellectual Property Watch (ch)
- New York Senate vote endangers Seneca mail-order cigarette business — Jump to fulltext at Buffalo (NY) News
- Kansas Governor signs smoking ban bill — Jump to fulltext at KSNT Channel 27 ( Topeka, KS)
- California Calif. Justices Wonder: Is Walgreens a Grocery Store? — Jump to fulltext at Law.com
- Cigarettes ‘still being tested on lab animals’ — Jump to fulltext at Metro Café (uk)
- Canada B.C. residents sue maker of quit-smoking drug — Jump to fulltext at CBC News (ca)
- Maine Case of light cigarettes may return to top court — Jump to fulltext at Bangor (ME) Daily News
- North Carolina Cigarette smuggling case spans the continent — Jump to fulltext at Raleigh (NC) News & Observer
- Borneo Kids not exempted from penalty for puffing away — Jump to fulltext at Borneo Post (my)
- New Jersey Somerset park commission may table cigar sales proposal — Jump to fulltext at MyCentralJersey.com (Bridgewater Courier News/East Brunswick Home News Tribune)
- New cessation therapy more like smoking — Jump to fulltext at UPI
- Romania Moldovan Communist Head Accuses Premier Of Cigarette Smuggling — Jump to fulltext at Radio Free Europe
Latest Quotes
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“[T]hese observations can be interpreted as either neuroprotection from continuous and long-term exposure to smoke components or as reverse causation: patients who later develop PD are more successful in their attempts to quit smoking, an observation which has been attributed to prodromal PD reducing dopamine reward mechanisms before motor symptoms are noticeable. This dichotomy highlights a key issue in observational research: are observed risk (or protective) factors in fact contributing to disease occurrence or, rather, are they a proxy for an unmeasured factor, such as a 'PD personality' or genetics?”» Duration of Smoking, Not Intensity, Associated With Reduced Parkinson's Risk , Medscape (Friday, March 12, 2010)
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“Don't punish the company just for making profits.”» $17.5M verdict in tobacco suit sets a record in the Alachua County, Gainesville (FL) Sun (Saturday, March 13, 2010)
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“Lamar Hall was the perfect victim of the biggest conspiracy you will ever hear about.”» Alachua Co. jury awards $12.5M in punitive damages against R.J. Reynolds, Gainesville (FL) Sun (Friday, March 12, 2010)
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“[T]he first thing the prison gave me was a roll of baccy, a box of matches and some papers. I’ve smoked more here than I ever did outside.”» Freed smoking ban rebel thanks blogger who led £8,500 release fund campaign , This is Bolton / Bolton Evening News (BEN) (uk) (Thursday, March 11, 2010)
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“Plaintiffs’ argument is apparently based on the simplistic notion that a private organization with a private clubhouse has a constitutional right to privacy. Upon the merits of the argument, the city pointed out that a right to privacy action requires the existence of a fundamental privacy interest and that no court, to date, had recognized the smoking of tobacco as a fundamental right.”» Supreme Court upholds smoking ban , Newton Kansan (Saturday, March 6, 2010)
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“Isn't that the way things go in the American system?”» Senecas See Comeback Over Sale of Cigarettes , New York Times (Saturday, March 6, 2010)
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“The conduct of R.J. Reynolds tobacco company had no effect on Mr. Hall.”» Wrongful death suit against tobacco firms gets under way , Gainesville (FL) Sun (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)
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“We think that the establishment of the tobacco products scientific advisory committee brings an opportunity to provide what we think is really important, which is a science-based regulatory agenda.”» FDA names tobacco scientific advisory panel , Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)
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- Organic tobacco does NOT mean safer tobacco.
- Organic tobacco does NOT mean safer cigarettes.
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“Our guests, quite frankly, are taken aback by the smoking in our city. There's no getting around it. It's starting to affect the city's image, and not in a good way. . . . In order to be perceived as being a more progressive city, we have to have a smoking ban.”» Officials: Weak smoking ban hurts city's hospitality efforts, Indianapolis (IN) Business Journal (Saturday, February 27, 2010)