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[Asia-pacific, Guam, Micronesia] Fines to double if tobacco measure passes
Fines for the sale of tobacco products to underage individuals may double if a new bill increasing the minimum age for tobacco use is enacted. Fernando Esteves, a freshman Republican senator, suggested the amendment during legislative session yesterday.
Mar 9, 2017
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Mar 9, 2017 19:28
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[Asia-pacific, Guam, Micronesia] Bar owners face $3000 fine if smoking allowed
Bar owners have just under a year to implement a no-smoking policy in their establishments as Public Law 33-121 will take effect Jan. 1, 2017. The legislation, which lapsed into law on Feb. 4, will, among other provisions, prohibit smoking in establishmen
Feb 9, 2016
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Feb 9, 2016 19:40
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[Asia-pacific, Micronesia] Aiming for a tobacco-free Pacific
The World Health Organisation has launched its Tobacco Free Pacific Campaign in a bid to help the region reduce smoking prevalence to less than 5 percent by 2025.
Jul 14, 2014
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
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Jul 14, 2014 22:05
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[Guam, Micronesia] Bill to increase legal smoking age may pass
A bill that aims to raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21 may pass in the Guam Legislature this week. Several lawmakers spoke favorably about the measure during session Wednesday morning. A chorus of health care professionals and youth groups from
Mar 9, 2017
Pacific Daily News (gu)
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Mar 9, 2017 19:30
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[Asia-pacific, Micronesia] Guam ban on smoking in bars to become law in 2017
Smoking in bars will be prohibited in Guam next year under a measure that expands provisions to the island's anti-smoking law. The Legislature voted last month in favor of expanding the Natasha Smoking Act pf 2005 to include bars in the list of establis
Feb 9, 2016
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Feb 9, 2016 17:07
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[Guam, Micronesia] Gov. Calvo to consider smoking ban in bars, other bills
more than a dozen measures are now awaiting the governor’s approval, including a bill that would add bars to the list of places where indoor smoking is banned. Sen. Dennis Rodriguez Jr., author of Bill 143-33, believes the measure would strengthen the Na
Jan 21, 2016
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Jan 21, 2016 20:06
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[Micronesia] Survey: Third of Guam teens use e-cigarettes
A third of Guam students ages 13 to 15 reported using electronic cigarettes, according to the latest Global Youth Tobacco Survey factsheet. That number dwarfs the number of traditional cigarette smokers, who accounted for nearly 11 percent of students s
May 9, 2018
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May 9, 2018 15:06
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[Guam, Micronesia] New laws require tobacco stamps, give peace officers more time to get fit
Within a year, the government of Guam will be required to place government stamps on all tobacco products – a change intended to better monitor and improve the collection of tobacco taxes. There currently is a sin tax of $3 per pack of cigarettes. Speak
Oct 20, 2017
Pacific Daily News (gu)
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Oct 21, 2017 19:50
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[Micronesia] EDITORIAL: Guam should ban vaping in public places
Other opponents of ESD regulations argue that people should have the freedom to use ESDs in public places. But the cost of secondhand smoke is too high as bystanders can inhale the aerosol from an e-cigarette. Cruz's proposed ban on vaping in public pla
Oct 15, 2017
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Oct 16, 2017 05:54
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[Guam, Micronesia] Bill would let voters decide on tobacco tax increase
Guam legislative Speaker Benjamin Cruz, D-Tumon, is proposing that Guam residents vote on an increase in the tobacco tax to curb Guam's smoking rates. According to news files, the implementation of the current $3 per-pack sin tax on cigarettes did not m
Oct 13, 2017
Pacific Daily News (gu)
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Oct 13, 2017 01:12