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[New York] NY High Court Takes Tobacco Medical Monitoring Appeal ($$)

New York's top court said Thursday it will consider whether smokers can bring a stand-alone medical monitoring claim against a tobacco company if they are not injured — and if so what elements and statute of limitations control such claims — after a feder
Law360
added Jun 1, 2013 13:00
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[Rhode Island] RI City Prods 1st Circ. To Back Tobacco Sales Restrictions ($$)

The city of Providence, R.I., pushed the First Circuit on Tuesday to affirm a decision upholding two tobacco sales and advertising ordinances under attack by Philip Morris USA Inc. and other tobacco companies, pointing to a Second Circuit decision backing
Law360
added Jun 1, 2013 12:59
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[Missouri] Smoke-Free Spokesperson Speaks to Local Residents

During a Union Area Chamber of Commerce lunch, the spokesperson of Breathe Easy Washington, Joette Reidy, told attendees about the steps taken before the Washington ordinance was voted in. Although there is no organization supporting a similar ban in Un
Washington (MO) Missourian
added Jun 1, 2013 12:46
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[California] MATHEWS: The Thank God We Didn’t Buy That Drug Cheat’s Ballot Box Budgeting Measure Tax

But the defeat of Prop 29 doesn’t change the fact that taxes on cigarettes and tobacco are good public policy, and not just because they raise funds. Taxing something gives you less of it, and fewer cigarettes and smokers would be good for public health
Fox&Hounds
added Jun 1, 2013 12:06
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[California] Star Wars star Mark Hamill searches through a public ashtray for used cigarette butts... which he smokes in his luxury BMW

Oh no Luke! Mark Hamill opens up an ashtray outside a recording studio in Los Angeles on Thursday to search for cigarette butts
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Jun 1, 2013 10:53
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[California] Black Group Asks FDA to Snuff Out Menthol Cigarettes

the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council is using the day to urge the Food and Drug Administration to ban menthol in tobacco products, arguing that menthol masks the harsh taste of tobacco, encouraging more African Americans to smoke and to
New America Media
added May 31, 2013 17:12
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[California] JENKINS: A LOOK FOR CAUSES OF WILDFIRES TURNS UP A SMOKING GUN

For whatever reason — reluctance to fire up gun advocates would be an educated guess — the menace of wildland shooting goes unhighlighted in the miscellaneous file. National statistics also fail to break out gun-caused fires.
U-T San Diego [San Diego Union Tribune]
added May 31, 2013 16:59
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[New Jersey] EDITORIAL: Raising the smoking age / Law has limits

We have no problem with the state regulating where people can smoke - those restrictions are designed to protect nonsmokers. That's a reasonable public-policy goal - and those laws are effective. Requiring people to be 21 to buy cigarettes, however, is
The Press of Atlantic City
added May 31, 2013 16:48
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[New Jersey] EDITORIAL: CARTOON: Smoke 'em if you got 'em

Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger
added May 31, 2013 16:44
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[Tennessee] PAUL: Smoke-free housing is life saver

Owners and managers of rental housing can benefit from going smoke-free. First, most people don't smoke and renters want smoke-free housing. Second, cleaning costs are lower when you do not have to scrub, paint and replace items that smell like smoke or
The Tennessean
added May 31, 2013 12:11
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