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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
May 27, 2013
The Press of Atlantic City
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May 31, 2013 16:48
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[Canada] EDITORIAL: Did Killing the Illegal Cigarette Trade and Temporary Border Crossing Hurt Local Trade in Cornwall Ontario? POLL
It’s not the smugglers so much or even the mom and pops that were selling bags here in Cornwall, usually tripling their small investments; but the average smoker who now has to pay as much for a single package of smokes as a whole bag sometimes cost. Th
May 23, 2013
Cornwall (ON) Free News (ca)
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May 23, 2013 22:17
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[New Jersey] EDITORIAL: Smoking at Revel / Disappointing, but ...
Arguably, Revel could have promoted its smoke-free policy better. But the struggling casino is now in a position that requires it to try everything. Regrettably - for the nonsmoking public and, most of all, for Revel's employees - that includes allowing s
May 22, 2013
The Press of Atlantic City
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May 22, 2013 08:51
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[New York] EDITORIAL: Cigarette smuggling steals tax money and aids terrorists
Now, the players could be plotting attacks on New York and America — and the amounts of money stolen has risen exponentially. Enforcement must be stepped up, especially if Indian reservations — once a huge source of illegal, untaxed cigs — start selling
May 19, 2013
New York Daily News
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May 19, 2013 18:49
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[New Jersey, New York] EDITORIAL: Raise NJ's smoking age to 21: Editorial
The “18-to-die-for-your-country” argument is a classic canard. Nearly 90 percent of adult smokers say they started younger than 18. Die-hard smokers cry “freedom” when new restrictions are proposed. But ask the middle-aged smoker who just paid $9 to feed
May 18, 2013
Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger
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May 18, 2013 11:38
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[New Jersey, New York] Editorial: Proposal to raise N.J. tobacco sales age to 21 is well-intentioned, but unnecessary
Rather than raising the cigarette purchasing age in New Jersey, resources would be better spent on anti-smoking campaigns, smoking cessation programs and enforcement of the current age limit to make it harder for those under 19 to buy tobacco.
May 17, 2013
Trenton (NJ) Times
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May 18, 2013 23:02
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[North Carolina] EDITORIAL: Let local governments set smoking policies
The latest chapter comes as N.C. Sen. Buck Newton fights for a bill that would eliminate local tobacco use guidelines. Newton has noted that a number of community colleges, beaches and parks in different parts of the state have implemented no smoking pol
May 15, 2013
Rocky Mount (NC) Telegram
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May 16, 2013 03:25
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[Africa, Nigeria] EDITORIAL: The Lagos Anti-Smoking Bill
A bill against public smoking in public in Lagos state, southwest Nigeria, may soon be passed by the state House of Assembly. We only hope the bill will not end up like the several others that have been passed without proper implementation.
May 15, 2013
P.M. News Nigeria (ng)
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May 15, 2013 14:07
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[Texas] EDITORIAL: Smoking Ban: Residents had multiple chances to speak up at council meetings and let their voices be heard ($$
May 9, 2013
Lufkin (TX) Daily News
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May 9, 2013 17:31
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[Hawaii] EDITORIAL: Restrict smoking in public housing
The Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA), the state agency overseeing the state's 85 public housing properties, has approved administrative rules now under review by Gov. Neil Abercrombie. Then the ban will be carried out, probably sometime after the e
May 9, 2013
Honolulu (HI) Star Advertiser
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May 9, 2013 17:25