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Oklahoma law would set minimum age limit for e-cigarettes, nicotine products at 18

Legislation approved Wednesday by the Oklahoma Senate would set a minimum age requirement on the purchase of e-cigarettes and other nicotine- or tobacco-derived products. Senate Bill 802 sets the age limit at 18, adds e-cigarettes and other similar produ
KJRH-TV CBS Channel 2 (Tulsa, OK)
added Mar 9, 2013 20:30
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Oklahoma bill limits youth access to e-cigarettes

Senate approved a bill Wednesday to prevent youth access to electronic cigarettes and limit the tax that can be imposed on the devices. ... "Trojan horse legislation," and voiced concern that it sets a statutory cap on the taxes that can be imposed on a w
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 7, 2013 04:21
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[Oklahoma] Representative gives back tobacco campaign money

“With all due respect to my esteemed colleagues, we need to recognize tobacco company money given to our campaigns for what it really is – blood money,” said Pittman, D-Oklahoma City. “Tobacco companies survive by addicting young people to deadly product
KFOR-TV NewsChannel 4 (Oklahoma City, OK)
added Mar 5, 2013 16:11
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[Oklahoma] Be aware of smoking fire dangers

The Tulsa Health Department is trying to raise awareness about the dangers of fires related to smoking materials.
Tulsa (OK) World
added Mar 4, 2013 05:42
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[Oklahoma] Senate Committee approves bill allowing cities and counties to ban smoking on government property

The Senate General Government Committee gave unanimous approval to a measure allowing cities and counties to ban smoking on government property. Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer, is the author of Senate Bill 501, which was approved on Monday — just a week
Norman (OK) Transcript
added Feb 25, 2013 23:31
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[Oklahoma] CASON: Stop wasting taxpayer money on anti-smoking legislation

in an attempt to protect public health, sometimes our leaders become overly zealous to the point of ridiculousness and unconstitutionality. It has been confirmed tobacco is bad for everyone, so why keep it legal while wasting money and time on restricting
Oklahoma Daily (UO)
added Feb 25, 2013 02:06
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[Oklahoma] Capitol Report, Wayne Greene: Fallin takes smoking issue personally

First, Fallin said polling shows the vast majority of Oklahomans want local government control on smoking regulation, and every politician wants to be on the side of the vast majority. Second, it allows Fallin to reposition herself psychologically on a
Tulsa (OK) World
added Feb 25, 2013 02:02
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[Oklahoma] EASTAR Health System to go tobacco free

The health system’s East campus (formerly Muskogee Community Hospital), located at 2900 N. Main St., had previously been a smoke-free facility. This new policy prohibits all forms of tobacco on all system property.
Muskogeephoenix.com (OK)
added Feb 22, 2013 03:07
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[Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, North Dakota, Wisconsin] COSGROVE: Smoking in Oklahoma: Five states that have gone smoke-free

I was curious about other states that have made similar efforts. So, here’s a list of five states that have recently gone “smoke-free” in some regard.
The Oklahoman
added Feb 21, 2013 17:19
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[Oklahoma] EDITORIAL: Fallin wires around lawmakers, launches anti-tobacco effort

It's a sad day and time when the governor has to wire around her own Legislature and resort to initiative petition to pursue legislation that a majority of Oklahomans support. ... It's unfortunate that the expense and effort of a petition drive must be
Tulsa (OK) World
added Feb 21, 2013 10:09
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