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[Africa, South Africa] Tobacco harmful to those who farm it
A recent review of research on the environmental health impact of tobacco farming found that it degrades the environment, harms workers, and leads to the loss of land resources and biodiversity. The article in the journal Tobacco Control highlights toba
Aug 7, 2012
The Independent Online (IOL) / The Post (za)
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Aug 7, 2012 23:50
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[New York] Up in smoke: Counties gave up millions from tobacco settlement for short-term gains
Lower Hudson Valley counties forfeited most of the $659 million they were to receive from a 1998 legal settlement with tobacco manufacturers, selling off their interests and scattering the short-term gains in financial deals that cost taxpayers tens of m
Jun 17, 2012
New York Journal News
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Jun 18, 2012 14:23
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[Washington] Cigarette smuggling cuts states' per-pack tax revenues
Over the past decade, almost every state has raised cigarette taxes, sometimes multiple times. The health benefits are undeniable, but the benefits to states' revenues are not as clear-cut.
Jun 4, 2013
Vancouver (WA) Columbian
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Jun 5, 2013 00:09
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Smoking rates in Canada: How the provinces measure up
To mark the day, we've pulled together some numbers on tobacco use and its consequences in Canada and around the world.
May 31, 2013
CBC News (ca)
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May 31, 2013 12:22
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[UK] Tobacco in plain packets rule may cost the taxpayer £5bn
Taxpayers could face a £5billion bill ... according to the independent Centre for Economics and Business Research think-tank. Legal challenges under the Human Rights Act or European Union law could claim that requiring plain packets meant the indust
Mar 30, 2013
This is Money (uk)
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Mar 31, 2013 22:48
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HAMBLIN: Smokers Still Potentially Employable
Companies in 21 U.S. states can and do categorically refuse to hire people who smoke tobacco. Leading bioethicists today agreed with a majority of Americans that this is unethical.
Mar 28, 2013
The Atlantic Monthly
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Mar 28, 2013 16:39
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[Central America] E-Cigarettes: Escaping the Smoke
E-cigarettes, which contain nicotine and are sold in the U.S. by such companies as V2 Cigs and NJOY, may have unknown side effects. Nonetheless, some intrepid smokers have embraced e-cigarettes, if only for the health of their bank accounts.
Feb 6, 2013
CNBC
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Feb 6, 2013 20:33
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Share of Smokers Falling, Quarter of Slovenians Still Smoke ($$)
shows the latest survey of the Public Health Institute (IVZ), carried out in 2011 and 2012. Almost a fifth of all deaths above the age of 30 in Slovenia are attributed to tobacco-related reasons.
Jan 31, 2013
Slovenian Press Agency (STA) (si)
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Jan 31, 2013 13:35
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[California] The Premium Conundrum: Do Smokers Get a Fair Break Under Obamacare?
, the ACA allows payers to treat tobacco users very differently by opening the door to much higher premiums for this population. That measure has some health policy analysts cheering, suggesting that higher premiums are necessary to raise revenue for the
Jan 23, 2013
California Healthline
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Jan 23, 2013 14:05
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[UK] Pub operator adapts to the smoking ban
Hall & Woodhouse, the independent brewer and pub operator, stepped up a gear to prepare its Tenanted Estate of more than 200 pubs for the smoking ban. The brewer and its Tenants made an investment of more than £1.2 million to prepare for the ban, which
Sep 22, 2012
Blinds Magazine (uk)
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Sep 22, 2012 08:55