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[Wisconsin] Cigarette Rolling Machines Fired Back Up After Judge Ruling

The owner of Rib Mountain Liquor and Tobacco Outlet says a judge granted a temporary restraining order today allowing them to fire up the machines again.
WSAW CBS 7 (Wausau, WI)
added Aug 18, 2012 19:43
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[Australia] Bosses' rights go up in smoke

BOSSES are being warned they may breach anti-discrimination laws if they sack workers for alcohol or drug use - and this may include smokers. . . . Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland president David Goodwin accused smokers of costing the state
Brisbane (QLD) Courier-Mail (au)
added Aug 18, 2012 19:35
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[Australia] Appeal to WTO may yet deliver Big Tobacco victory ($$)

Two more clashes must be fought and won before it can claim victory, and these battles will be waged on very different terrain.
The Australian (au)
added Aug 17, 2012 13:35
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[Australia] Another setback for big tobacco as court rejects FoI request

British American Tobacco Australia was refused leave yesterday to appeal to the court over its long-running bid to access privileged 1995 Commonwealth documents about plain packaging, under Freedom of Information laws.
Canberra (ACT) Times (au)
added Aug 17, 2012 13:29
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[Australia, UK] Doctors push for tobacco packaging reforms

Doctors’ leaders are urging the government to implement laws that would force tobacco companies to sell cigarettes in plain packaging to make them less attractive. The call from the BMA follows this week’s announcement
OnMedica Group (uk)
added Aug 17, 2012 12:53
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[Australia] Tobacco Packaging, Calvin Klein: Intellectual Property

Once a country implements a tobacco-control measure, it becomes easier for other countries to do the same, Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society in Ottawa, said in an e-mail. Canada was the first to make pictorial health
Bloomberg News
added Aug 17, 2012 03:27
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[Cuba, Illinois] REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEARING BOARD

Considering the nature of Respondent's serious misconduct, Respondent's prior discipline, the absence of relevant mitigating factors and the legal precedent, this Panel recommends Respondent be disbarred.
Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Ilinois (ARDC)
added Aug 17, 2012 03:22
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[India] ITC shares fall after Australia's anti-tobacco stance

Reacting to the reports from Australia, IDFC Securities stated in a report that it has turned "bearish" on ITC and downgraded the stock to "underperform" with a target price of Rs 244.
The Economic Times (India)
added Aug 17, 2012 03:18
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[Cuba, New York] Board Calls for Disbarment of Cigar-Smuggling Lawyer

The Illinois attorney ethics board has recommended the disbarment of an attorney convicted of smuggling trunkloads of Cuban cigars into the country during the 1990s.
New York Law Journal
added Aug 17, 2012 03:07
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Australian cigarette plain pack ruling – what does it mean for New Zealand

New Zealand does not have the same constitutional provision as Australia so an identical constitutional challenge could not be brought if similar plain packaging legislation were to be introduced here. Differently mounted challenges may however be possib
JD Supra, LLC
added Aug 17, 2012 02:43
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