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[Florida] Jurors Hold Tobacco Companies Accountable for Engaging In 50-Year Conspiracy Of Misrepresenting Dangers Of Smoking Cigarettes, Plaintiffs' Counsel Announce

Damages Totaling Nearly $32 Million Returned In Two Cases in Federal Court In Florida This Month
Business Wire
added Apr 20, 2013 11:59
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[Florida] Moffitt researcher drafts tobacco policy for cancer group

Thomas Brandon, director of Moffitt Cancer Center’s tobacco research and intervention program, co-authored the American Association for Cancer Research’s tobacco policy. The policy stresses the importance of tobacco cessation programs in all oncology he
Business Journal Tampa Bay
added Apr 19, 2013 14:31
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[Florida] Margarita Dosal, tobacco company president, dies - Obituaries

Margarita Chavez Dosal, the flamboyantly fancy, gleefully generous matriarch of a family that reestablished its Cuban tobacco company in Opa-locka after fleeing the Castro regime, died Monday night at her Miami Shores home of complications from diabetes.
Miami (FL) Herald
added Apr 19, 2013 14:29
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[Florida] Grenade-shaped cigarette lighter shuts down Miami International Airport

In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and on the anniversary week of the Oklahoma City bombing, sometimes ‘People do things sometimes without thinking,’ says a charitable spokesperson for the Miami Dade Police Dept.
New York Daily News
added Apr 18, 2013 19:49
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[Florida] Delray Beach man sues tobacco companies over wife's 2006 death from smoking

David Cohen is suing R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris and other tobacco industry giants, claiming they caused the death of his wife, Helen. The Delray Beach woman died in 2006 at age 81 of lung cancer. She had been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmona
Palm Beach (FL) Post
added Apr 16, 2013 02:38
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[Florida] SSC goes smoke-free, approves affiliation agreements with CVS, Walgreen

It’s official: Seminole State College of Florida will have tobacco-free campuses starting Aug. 26, the college’s board voted April 15.
Orlando (FL) Business Journal
added Apr 16, 2013 02:25
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[Florida] Palmetto pushes state for candy tobacco restrictions

Palmetto city officials passed a resolution urging the Florida Legislature to pass statewide rules restricting the sale of candy tobacco Monday night. The Palmetto City Commission listened to two high school students urging them to pass the candy tobacco
Bradenton (FL) Herald
added Apr 16, 2013 02:24
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[Florida] Holy e-smokes! Some businesses allow vaping cigarettes in workplace

With the growing trend of electronic cigarettes, a few Southwest Florida businesses are allowing vaping in the workplace. Safety Harbour Insurance Inc., which serves Lee and Collier counties, allows its employees to e-puff away at work. “We absolutely l
Naples (FL) Daily News
added Apr 14, 2013 13:24
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[Florida] Pipes, bongs and hookahs could be in trouble

Rep. Darryl Rouson is sponsoring HB 49 that removes an exception in current law that allows tobacco shops to sell smoking pipes. His bill would ban the sale of all pipes in Florida.
Orlando (FL) Sentinel
added Apr 10, 2013 14:57
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[Florida] UF celebrates five smokeless years as tobacco-free campus

In honor of the anniversary, the UF Tobacco-Free Task Force is sending out reminders of UF’s tobacco-free policy and promoting free cessation services to anyone who wants to quit. The policy bans the use of cigarettes and other tobacco products everywhe
The Independent Florida Alligator (University of Florida)
added Apr 10, 2013 14:07
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