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[New York] Judge snuffs bootleg Indian’s cheap cigs

A member of an upstate Indian tribe has been told to butt out of the discount- cigarette business after admitting he sold more than 10,000 bootleg smokes to city residents. A judge ordered Robert Gordon of the Seneca Nation of Indians to stop selling unt
New York Post
added May 24, 2013 11:38
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[Kentucky] Feds Reach Deal With Online Cigarette Company

Federal prosecutors have reached a $3.1 million settlement with the owners of an online cigarette dealership over taxes owed on the smokes ... Prosecutors say the invoices were an attempt to avoid more than $2 million in excise taxes. Israel and Pam Chave
AP - Associated Press
added May 9, 2013 00:32
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[North Carolina] Chapel Hill firm raising $3M for smoking cessation technology

The problem with the current slate of smoking cessation products is that they are ineffective at delivering nicotine ... E-Nicotine has developed what it says is a better way to get nicotine to the “deep lung” where it is best absorbed. The proprietary
WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
added Feb 28, 2013 04:42
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Oklahoma Governor Announces Petition Drive On Secondhand Smoke

"It's time to let voters decide whether or not they want clean air in public places like bars and restaurants. I believe the answer will be 'yes.'" The Governor also announced the creation of a new website, DontSmokeOnMe.com, where people can more infor
KOTV Channel 6 (Tulsa, OK)
added Feb 19, 2013 20:33
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[Rhode Island] R.I. launches Facebook page for smokers' stories about quitting

Just in time for people making New Year's resolutions, the R.I. Department of Health has launched a Facebook page for people to share their stories about smoking and quitting. The Facebook page, called Tobacco Made Me, offers support and the state's quit
Providence (RI) Journal-Bulletin
added Dec 29, 2012 12:54
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Teens may buy less tobacco when displays are hidden

A new study conducted using a virtual reality game suggests teens may be less likely to try to buy cigarettes at convenience stories if they aren't sold in plain sight behind the counter.
Reuters
added Dec 4, 2012 03:25
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[Alaska] Supercharged chew is a tradition in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

People of all ages, sometimes entire families, chewing an earthy, super-charged variety of smokeless tobacco. It's called iqmik, or blackbull, and it makes a mule kick of a first impression. . . . A University of Alaska Anchorage researcher is studying
Anchorage (AK) Daily News
added Oct 12, 2012 07:42
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[Singapore] Kid so young yet so proud to show off photos of himself smoking

STOMP (Straits Times Online Mobile Print) (sg)
added Sep 3, 2012 09:41
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[New Zealand] Tobacco giant steps up campaign against anti-smoking measures

Company spokesman Christopher Bishop told the Herald users of the site - myopinioncounts.co.nz - are able to register and discuss problems facing smokers in New Zealand today.
New Zealand Herald
added Jul 19, 2012 07:56
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Upcoming Webinars: No Smoking, Child on Site!: New Smoke-free Policies to Protect Kids

Tue, 06/05/2012
Public Health Law Center (William Mitchell College of Law)
added May 8, 2012 19:35
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