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Lights Out for Smokers in Bhutan 

Jump to full article: Big News Network.com (au), 2008-03-22
Author: STAN SESSER, Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2008

Intro:

As Bhutan sets about measuring the kingdom's happiness levels, one group might not be smiling: smokers.

Each year, countries around the world are putting more restrictions on cigarettes, heaping new taxes and health warnings on top of limitations on where they can be smoked and how they can be advertised. But Bhutan has taken the ultimate step -- banning the sale of all tobacco products.

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