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[Maryland, Virginia] Montgomery County residents unhappy with proposed smoking ban
The trend to ban smoking on county-owned property extends across the Potomac River into Fairfax County, where lawmakers have expressed interest in implementing a similar smoking ban. Legislation there was introduced after a failed attempt by County Super
Jan 23, 2013
Washington DC Examiner
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Jan 23, 2013 03:42
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[Virgin Islands, Maryland] Examiner Local Editorial: Unintended consequences of cigarette tax hikes
As Heartland Institute budget and tax specialist John Nothdurft noted at the time, "Maryland's 'successful' cigarette tax has increased a budget deficit that nonsmokers will end up paying for." Which is exactly what happened, of course.
Jan 11, 2013
Washington DC Examiner
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Jan 11, 2013 09:09
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[Maryland] LETTER: Cigarette tax has saved lives; so would another raise in it
Contrary to Marc Kilmer's letter ("Don't enable Md.'s addiction to cigarette tax revenue," Dec. 6), Maryland's 2007 dollar-per-pack cigarette tax increase significantly reduced teen smoking and saved lives. Between 2008 when the law took effect and the n
Dec 9, 2012
Baltimore (MD) Sun
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Dec 10, 2012 02:54
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[Maryland] FLOREEN: Smoking ban would protect public health
when The Gazette asks, "How far are Montgomery County's overprotective overseers willing to go?" [Nov. 20, "Kicking Montgomery's smokers to the curb"] I say, as far as the county's property line. As elected officials, we at the County Council are stewards
Dec 5, 2012
Gaithersburg (MD) Gazette
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Dec 5, 2012 12:46
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[Maryland] Biotech company seeks share of tobacco money
20/20 Gene Systems Inc., a Rockville-based company, is requesting that $2 million in grants be made available for research into new screening and treatment methods that could lower mortality rates due to cancer. The money would come from the state’s Ciga
Nov 30, 2012
Gaithersburg (MD) Gazette
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Nov 30, 2012 03:23
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[Maryland] Speak Out: College Smoking Bans Spark Debate
The University of Maryland approved a ban this summer that would take effect on all 12 of its campuses before the Fall 2013 semester, sparking protest from students and raising questions of how to enforce it, The Gazette reported. . . . Do on-campus s
Nov 27, 2012
Patch.org
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Nov 27, 2012 06:51
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[District of Columbia, Maryland] Smoking bans pick up momentum on college campuses, despite protests
Catching violators has been a challenge for sprawling, major universities — but it is expected to be even more of a challenge at GWU, which has a highly urban campus that’s shared with those living and working in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. The ban wi
Nov 25, 2012
The Washington Post
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Nov 26, 2012 17:35
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[Maryland] EDITORIAL: Taxing cigarettes saves lives
Our view: Perhaps the single most effective public health intervention Maryland could take would be to increase the cigarette tax
Nov 26, 2012
Baltimore (MD) Sun
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Nov 26, 2012 12:50
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[Maryland] Md. mulls even higher tax rates on cigarettes
Smokers in Maryland pay one of the nation's highest tax rates on cigarettes, and they could pay even more next year if state health advocates get their way.
Nov 25, 2012
Washington Times
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Nov 26, 2012 12:46
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[Maryland] EDITORIAL: Tax the smokers — again
Higher costs for tobacco users save lives and cut smoking. . . . Still, survey evidence clearly shows that smoking rates have fallen sharply following tax increases. It’s hard to think of another legislative move that has such immediate, important and
Nov 18, 2012
The Washington Post
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Nov 18, 2012 23:25