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[Kentucky] Tobacco processor, seed producer among businesses wondering if hemp could boost bottom line
One possibility is industrial hemp, an outlawed cousin of marijuana that once was a staple of Kentucky agriculture. The long-dormant hemp crop with a multitude of uses could make a comeback if some prominent Kentucky politicians get their way.
Nov 22, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Nov 23, 2012 15:03
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[Kentucky] UK's tobacco-free initiative has seen three years of success, now a role model ...
The University of Kentucky campus, located in a state that is a national leader in tobacco production, joined a growing list of higher-education institutions when it instituted a tobacco-free campus policy in November 2009. And while there have been a fe
Nov 22, 2012
KyForward
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Nov 22, 2012 16:01
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[Kentucky] EDITORIAL: Hike in tobacco tax makes sense; Raise coal coal-severance tax to aid E. Ky
If ever a pair of taxes screamed "raise me" it's Kentucky's cigarette and severance taxes. . . . The legislature should get behind a tobacco-tax increase because it makes economic sense.
Nov 20, 2012
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader
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Nov 21, 2012 16:51
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[Kentucky] Smokers could end up paying more for cigarettes
Smokers would pay more for their cigarettes under a proposal endorsed Monday by a panel appointed by Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear.
Nov 20, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Nov 21, 2012 04:43
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[Kentucky, Tennessee] Tobacco farmers see rebound in leaf prices
Burley tobacco farmers in Kentucky and Tennessee are reaping some of their best paydays since plunging into the free market, capitalizing on tight leaf supplies and a quality crop that bounced back from an early-season drought.
Nov 20, 2012
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Nov 21, 2012 04:05
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Cost of Cigarettes May Be Increasing in Kentucky
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform endorsed a proposal to raise the cigarette tax to one dollar a pack from the current 60 cents. Governor Steve Beshear appointed the tax panel earlier this year to recommend a simpler tax code that would generate
Nov 20, 2012
WTVW Fox 7 (Evansville, IN)
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Nov 20, 2012 21:44
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[Kentucky] Tobacco update slated Thursday
Madison County Tobacco Producers, mark your calendars for Thursday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. until noon, for a tobacco production update from Dr. Bob Pearce, UK Extension Tobacco Specialist.
Nov 7, 2012
Richmond (KY) Register
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Nov 7, 2012 11:56
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Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund Endorses Representative Westrom for Protecting Kentucky's Children and Families
Calling her a "fighter for children and families who is working to protect all Kentuckians from the dangers of secondhand smoke," the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund endorses Representative Susan Westrom for re-election.
Oct 29, 2012
PR Newswire
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Nov 1, 2012 19:40
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[Kentucky] Bullitt County government, health department battle over smoking ban
In a case that could affect other Kentucky counties, a three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals is expected to decide soon if the Bullitt County department had the right to ban smoking last year in public places -- over the objections of Fiscal Co
Oct 24, 2012
Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal
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Oct 25, 2012 05:05
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[Kentucky] Police discover illegal gambling operation inside Discount Tobacco
, officers with the drug enforcement and special investigations branch executed a search warrant Thursday at The Discount Tobacco Store in shoppers Village Plaza. Police obtained the warrant following several purchases of synthetic drugs at the business.
Oct 6, 2012
Winchester (KY) Sun
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Oct 9, 2012 07:28