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[New York] EDITORIAL: The right way to tax tobacco

THE ISSUE: Roll-your-own "clubs" make a mockery of everything from tax law to public health. THE STAKES: Will state government do the right thing?
Albany (NY) Times-Union
added Oct 15, 2012 09:10
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EDITORIAL: FDA should do more with its authority over tobacco products

In order to take steps such as dialing back the amount of nicotine in tobacco products, the agency must undertake exhaustive scientific research demonstrating that its decisions are not "arbitrary and capricious." Mr. Deyton says the public can expect mo
The Washington Post
added Feb 5, 2013 23:35
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[Ohio] Editorial: 5 years later; smoking ban still wrong

A better solution than a smoking ban is for nonsmokers to quit frequenting businesses that allow smoking. Nonsmokers won’t persuade every business owner to go along in stopping smoking, of course, but the freedom of using one’s property as one sees fit i
Lima (OH) News
added Nov 19, 2012 15:43
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Editorial: Reynolds and smoking cessation

It's more than a little ironic that Reynolds American Inc. will start producing a smoking-cessation product, Zonnic gum. It's as if they want to get smokers coming and going. But overall, it's a good thing if it helps people quit.
Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
added Aug 30, 2012 01:53
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EDITORIAL: Loopholes in Tobacco Regulation

The F.D.A., which has the authority to extend its jurisdiction to cigars and other tobacco products any time it wishes, should move to eliminate flavored cigars and other manipulative practices as soon as it has enough evidence. As for the disparity in t
New York Times
added Sep 1, 2012 20:54
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[USA] EDITORIAL: US should embrace efforts to combat smoking overseas

Washington has done embarrassingly little to address the problem overseas. The US government spends about $8 billion on global health annually, but only about $7 million on tobacco-control efforts overseas,
Boston (MA) Globe
added Dec 27, 2012 05:32
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[Michigan] EDITORIAL: Reduce smoking by any means necessary

Taxing the tar out of the products, limiting smoking in stores and offices, anti-tobacco advertising and cessation programs all have helped to reduce the proportion of Americans who use tobacco. Sure, it infringes on the rights of people to harm themsel
Daily Oakland (MI) Press
added Jul 9, 2012 16:22
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[Massachusetts] Editorial: Trying to quit smoking just got a little easier

Now, the FDA has seen the light and will remove the time limits and the rules about cheating. With its announcement on Monday, the bureau recognized that anything that helps people to quit should be encouraged, not forbidden. Unlike many FDA moves, thi
Springfield (MA) Union-News and Sunday Republican
added Apr 5, 2013 14:47
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[New York] Editorial: NYC's anti-smoking plan likely to spread

New York City has started anti-tobacco trends before: More than a decade ago it became the first to ban smoking in restaurants and bars -- the genesis of a statewide and nationwide movement. Smoking bans in parks, at beaches and other public spaces have
New York Journal News
added Apr 29, 2013 14:41
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EDITORIAL: Changing Tobacco Control's policy on tobacco industry-funded research -- Malone 22 (1): 1

For several years, the senior editors and editorial board of Tobacco Control have discussed changing our formal stance on the publication of research funded by the tobacco industry. . . . but the core of the issue is deeper than this: it involves whether
Tobacco Control
added Dec 13, 2012 16:01
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