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New Jersey residents remain skeptical about raising tobacco age restriction
Young New Jerseyans may not be able to buy cigarettes until they’re old enough to buy a six-pack, after State Sen. Richard J. Codey announced his intention to raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco to 21. New Jersey residents, however, displayed
May 20, 2013
NJ.com
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May 20, 2013 16:09
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[California] Long Beach's Thriving E-Cigarette Businesses Turn Smokers Into Vapers
Demetra and Dominic Sanzone took different paths to becoming owners of two of Long Beach's electronic cigarette shops, but both have arrived at purveying the latest trend.
May 20, 2013
Long Beach (CA) Post
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May 20, 2013 16:03
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[California] Senate Appropriations Committee to Vote on $2 Tobacco Tax
On Monday, the Senate Appropriations Committee will vote on the “California Tobacco Tax Act of 2014,” a bill introduced by Senator Kevin de Leon that would increase taxes on cigarettes to pay for health care programs.
May 20, 2013
Independent Voter Network (IVN)
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May 20, 2013 14:23
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[Africa, Nigeria] BATN, others task Lagos Assembly on smoking bill
BRITISH American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) has expressed its support for the passage of what it described as a balanced and evidence-based public place smoking bill by the Lagos State House of Assembly. This is just as the company lauded the assembly for p
May 20, 2013
Nigerian Tribune (ng)
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May 20, 2013 09:47
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[Asia, Vietnam] Anti-tobacco must begin from the Congress
the hallway was filled with cigarette smoke. It looked terrible," said deputy Cuong. He stressed that the implementation of the law must seriously begin from the Congress because this is the law-making agency. He added that in the offices of the NA commi
May 20, 2013
Vietnam Net
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May 20, 2013 09:46
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[Wyoming] Second vote scheduled for Casper smoking ban amendments
The Casper City Council on Tuesday will take the second of three required votes needed to amend the public smoking ban. The amendments would allow smoking in bars and other adult-oriented establishments in Casper. Smoking would still be banned in restaur
May 19, 2013
Casper (WY) Star-Tribune
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May 19, 2013 19:11
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[Colorado] Council broadened smoking ban in a flash
Pueblo's smoking ban was no accident, no sudden flash of lightning, although its boldness — to ban smoking in all public places — was a last-minute decision by City Council on Dec. 9, 2002. Former Councilman Bill Sova recalled that a coalition of local
May 19, 2013
Pueblo (CO) Chieftain
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May 19, 2013 18:45
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[UK] Lib Dem minister urges coalition to carry out plain cigarette packet plan
Norman Lamb will argue the case to stick to policy but Tory MPs say David Cameron has been persuaded to drop it
May 18, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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May 20, 2013 08:58
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Budget Office Says Obama Plan Would Cut Deficit by $1 Trillion
His proposal also includes almost $1 trillion in tax increases, by further limiting the deductions and exclusions high-income families can claim, increasing taxes on tobacco and introducing the so-called Buffett Rule, a new minimum tax on income over $1 m
May 18, 2013
New York Times
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May 19, 2013 07:45
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[Africa, Nigeria] Anti-smoking Bill: Stakeholders Caution Lawmakers
PRO-TOBACCO campaigners and labour groups have urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to exercise caution in its debate on a bill banning cigarette smoking in schools, hotels, bars, nightclubs and other public places The group, comprising manufacturers,
May 18, 2013
The Guardian (Lagos, Nigeria)
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May 18, 2013 21:14