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[California] Bold turkey: woman hits cop to kick smoking habit

Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop and go to jail, where smoking isn't allowed.
AP - Associated Press
added May 11, 2013 12:52
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[Canada] LETTER: POVAH: Big tobacco will make a buck no matter cost to society

Bearing in mind, of course, that it has been clearly established that, in some cases, the “legal” tobacco industry has actually, and intentionally, fuelled the contraband market. If there’s a buck to be made, big tobacco will do it, no matter the cost t
Windsor (Ont) Star (ca)
added May 10, 2013 15:50
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[UK] 150kg of smuggled tobacco will be used to fuel National Grid

THIS haul of smuggled tobacco seized from a gambling grandfather is to be burned in an incinerator to help generate electricity.
This is Devon (Western Morning News) (uk)
added May 9, 2013 19:12
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Contraband Tobacco in Canada / An Assessment on the Fifth Anniversary of the RCMP’s Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Strategy (PDF)

it is very clear that illegal cigarettes are still all-too prevalent in communities across Canada and that illegal cigarette dealers are looking to expand into new markets. Government action, including new police powers at both the federal and provincial
Scribd
added May 9, 2013 18:20
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NCACT Report on the State of Contraband Tobacco in Canada

Today, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the RCMP's Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Strategy, the NCACT released a report looking at the state of Contraband Tobacco in Canada:
National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco (ca)
added May 9, 2013 18:16
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[Canada] Tobacco industry-backed coalition says illegal cigarettes still an issue

Despite new powers given police to crack down on contraband dealers, sales of bootleg smokes are on the rise in Atlantic Canada, the National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco said Tuesday at an Ottawa news conference.
Canadian Press
added May 9, 2013 18:15
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[Missouri] Cigarette sparked bar brawl, police say

Springfield police say about 10 people were involved ... Police said the skirmish started when a band member -- the John D. Hale Band was scheduled to perform that night -- wanted to smoke a cigarette while onstage but "management would not allow it," Co
Springfield (MO) News-Leader
added May 9, 2013 17:34
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[New Jersey] Police: Teaneck man tried to stab convenience store clerk over price of cigarettes

According to Englewood Capt. Tim Torell, a man working at the Monument 7-11 on April 21 reported that a customer had come in at about 4:30 a.m. and took issue with the price of cigarettes.
NJ.com
added May 9, 2013 17:26
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Socioeconomic and country variations in cross-border cigarette purchasing as tobacco tax avoidance strategy. Findings from the ITC Europe Surveys

Cross-border cigarette purchasing is more common in European regions bordering countries with lower cigarette prices and is more often reported by smokers with higher education and income. Increasing taxes in countries with lower cigarette prices, and red
Tobacco Control
added May 9, 2013 13:57
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[Canada] National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco | NCACT Marks Fifth Anniversary of RCMP Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Strategy

To mark today the fifth anniversary of the RCMP's Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Strategy, the National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco (NCACT) released a report looking at the current state of illegal cigarettes in Canada. "There is ample reason fo
Canada Newswire (CNW) (ca)
added May 9, 2013 13:33
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