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Cigarette Taxes and Cigarette Smuggling by State

Public policies often have unintended consequences that outweigh their benefits. One consequence of high state cigarette tax rates has been increased smuggling, as criminals procure discounted packs from low-tax states to sell in high-tax states. Growing
Tax Foundation
added Jan 14, 2013 11:55
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Free Florida tobacco help costs millions

be concerned with how much money smokers are costing the state. There is free help for people trying to kick the habit, all paid for by the forced hand of the tobacco industry. .. The program is operated through the Florida Department of Health and fund
WJXT-Channel 4 (Jacksonville, FL)
added Jan 4, 2013 20:44
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[New Zealand] Hobbit 'promotes smoking' to children, says expert

One of the world's leading anti-smoking researchers and campaigners has accused the New Zealand Government of hypocrisy and sabotaging its own efforts to eliminate tobacco use by 2025. ... "The Government shouldn't be spending any taxpayer money on movi
New Zealand Herald
added Apr 11, 2013 15:31
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[Bulgaria, Europe] EU To Give Money For Tobacco

As the Committee on Agriculture of the EU adopted a proposal for the removal of tobacco from the ban list for subsidized crops, 2014 Bulgarian tobacco will receive EU co-payments from 2014, the minister explained.
Standart News (bg)
added Jan 26, 2013 05:54
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Maine Petitions Feds to Cut Medicaid Funds for Smoking Cessation Programs

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services wants to eliminate about $400,000 in state funding for the smoking programs, which draw down additional matching funds at a rate of nearly two to one. While state officials maintain some cessation programs
Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN)
added Aug 28, 2012 08:31
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New state laws ban drinking, smoking, gambling on welfare cash

A growing number of states are moving to ban welfare recipients from spending government cash on vices such as cigarettes and liquor.
Deseret News
added Jul 10, 2012 08:28
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[Indonesia] Java Jazz Festival

Since we have come to the last day of January, it means the Jakarta International Djarum Super Mild Java Jazz Festival 2013 with the theme of ‘Jazz Up the World’ is right around the corner, coming soon on March 1st-3rd, 2013. Just a month from now we will
Jazzuality (id)
added Feb 19, 2013 21:45
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‘To quarterback behind the scenes, third-party efforts’: the tobacco industry and the Tea Party

Rather than being a purely grassroots movement that spontaneously developed in 2009, the Tea Party has developed over time, in part through decades of work by the tobacco industry and other corporate interests. It is important for tobacco control advocate
Tobacco Control
added Feb 9, 2013 10:45
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Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Launches 'Field to Table' Program

The program is designed to help local farmers focus on sustainability while providing food for those in need.
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
added Jan 21, 2013 16:04
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[Pennsylvania] CARPENTER: Cigarette smoking attitudes represent a cultural upheaval

Smoking, however, often affects others in various ways and, when it comes to the acceptance of smoking, it is amazing how the tide has turned. The reaction to Sunday's column about smoking by parasites on public assistance was pretty much 100 percent in
Allentown (PA) Morning Call
added Jul 13, 2012 05:49
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