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[Oregon] Radio Ads Demand Tobacco Settlement Dollars be Spent on Tobacco Prevention

A statewide media campaign, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is urging Oregon lawmakers to dedicate tobacco settlement money toward tobacco prevention initiatives. Identifying $120 million in available funds from the historic 1998 tobacco set
The Lund Report
added Feb 23, 2013 19:55
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[Oregon] TAUMAN: Not a penny for tobacco prevention

Of the $1 billion on TMSA payments receive by Oregon to date, NOT ONE PENNY has been spent on tobacco prevention.
Blue Oregon
added Feb 23, 2013 17:09
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Eliminating corporate kicker, banning smoking in vehicles with children: Oregon Legislature today

Smoking in cars with children under 18 years old would be banned under Senate Bill 444, which is scheduled for a public hearing Thursday.
The Oregonian
added Feb 22, 2013 13:58
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EDITORIAL: Oregon should scrap latest anti-tobacco proposal

Should this measure pass, nicotine will be reclassified as a Schedule III drug in Oregon ... Nothing about this bill ... strikes us as anything but fat-headed.
Longview (WA) Daily News
added Jan 29, 2013 13:58
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Oregon scores mixed grades on tobacco prevention report card

Salem (OR) Statesman-Journal
added Jan 26, 2013 07:06
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[Oregon] Should cigarettes be illegal?

Tobacco clearly takes a significant toll on the lives of Americans, causing 450,000 premature deaths a year, and some say cigarettes should be banned.
Mother Nature Network (blog)
added Jan 26, 2013 06:25
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Smoke a Cigarette, Go To Jail: That's The Plan One Oregon Lawmaker Is Cooking Up

Greenlick is vacationing in New York, his legislative assistant, Autumn Shreve, informed us yesterday, and was unavailable to discuss his anti-smoking measure, which the Oregon Legislature may or may not address when its session convenes Feb. 4.
Seattle (WA) Weekly
added Jan 26, 2013 06:20
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Oregon Politician Sponsoring Bill to Require Prescription for Cigarettes

Rep. Greenlick doesn't expect legislation to pass, just spark conversation, possibly raise tax
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added Jan 26, 2013 06:17
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[Oregon] Greenlick Files Bill to Make Cigarettes a Prescription-Only Drug

Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland), filed a bill that would put nicotine in the same category as ketamine, and would make having the addictive substance without a doctor’s note a crime.
Willamette Week
added Jan 23, 2013 17:05
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Company Town: State parks are the next battlefield for tobacco bans in Oregon

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department staffers will begin crafting rules this year. The goal: have tobacco policies adopted by early 2014. The general recommendation by Oregon Parks and Recreation Department staffers is to permit smoking only in perso
Salem (OR) Statesman-Journal
added Jan 18, 2013 07:44
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