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Appeals Court Nixes Cigarette Warnings

A federal appeals court threw out the FDA's attempts to slap graphic warning labels -- such as a pair of lungs blackened by smoke -- on cigarette packs in a decision released Friday.
MedPage Today
added Aug 25, 2012 13:26
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[Canada] Tobacco stocks stay, despite lawsuit, Alward says

Province holds $44M in shares in companies it's suing for 'unconscionable acts'
CBC News (ca)
added Aug 25, 2012 13:23
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EDITORIAL: Australia's plain tobacco packaging

The tactics needed to fight the battle against tobacco are known, but it is strong political leadership in implementation that will ultimately achieve the goal.
The Lancet (uk)
added Aug 25, 2012 13:05
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[Oklahoma] Creek chief, Fallin sign compact governing sale of tobacco on tribal land

The compact governs the payment of taxes to the state on the retail sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products sold on Creek Nation lands. The Oklahoma tax on cigarettes is $10.30 on a 10-pack carton. Under the compact, Oklahoma will receive 50 perce
Tulsa (OK) World
added Aug 25, 2012 11:45
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Mealey's Litigation Bulletin Tobacco: Federal Appeals Court Rules that Graphic Warnings Violate Tobacco Companies' Rights

Unlike in Warner-Lambert Co. v. FTC, 562 F.2d 749 (D.C. Cir. 1977), the panel said, the FDA has not shown that the graphic warnings were designed to correct past false or misleading claims or that, absent disclosure, consumers would likely be deceived by
Lexis Nexis
added Aug 25, 2012 11:39
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[Texas] Sugar Land cigar shop center of smoking battle

The smell of smoke has become a point of serious contention outside a local cigar shop, and now that the property management has stepped in with a cigar smoking ban, the battle is heading to court.
KRTK TV ABC13 (Houston, TX)
added Aug 25, 2012 05:27
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[Wisconsin] State again to target roll-your-own cigarette retailers

Milwaukee (WI) Journal-Sentinel
added Aug 25, 2012 05:18
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[Malaysia] Australia's new tobacco rules closely watched by other countries

Malaysia is watching too. A news report last week quoted a Health Ministry official as saying the ministry was monitoring global developments in the wake of the Australian High Court ruling.
The Star (my)
added Aug 25, 2012 05:12
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[Missouri] Invalid Signatures Mean Casino-Backed Smoking Ban Vote Won't Be on November Ballot

Organizer Carl Bearden says he'll sue to keep another smoking ban proposed by County Councilman Joe Cronin off the November ballot.
Patch.org
added Aug 25, 2012 04:33
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DC Circuit Affirms District Court: Court of Appeals rules in favor of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and other manufacturers in graphic warnings lawsuit (PDF)

the Court held that the proposed warnings violated the First Amendment because the “FDA has not provided a shred of evidence - much less the substantial evidence required by the APA - showing that the graphic warnings will ‘directly advance’ its interest
Reynolds American (RAI)
added Aug 24, 2012 16:07
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