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[Michigan] EDITORIAL: Reduce smoking by any means necessary

Taxing the tar out of the products, limiting smoking in stores and offices, anti-tobacco advertising and cessation programs all have helped to reduce the proportion of Americans who use tobacco. Sure, it infringes on the rights of people to harm themsel
Daily Oakland (MI) Press
added Jul 9, 2012 16:22
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[Canada] Tasha Kheiriddin: Ottawa smoking bylaw chooses shaming over success

If you don’t want to inhale, I say stand upwind and stop hectoring those who do . . . Bylaws aren’t the answer, but harm reduction just may be.
National Post blogs (ca)
added Jul 4, 2012 16:59
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[New Jersey] LETTER: No smoking laws don't work

Shore News Today
added May 19, 2012 20:24
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[New York] Letter: Legal tobacco issue a tired old argument

Albany (NY) Times-Union
added May 13, 2012 23:30
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Is France trying to ‘kill off’ the e-cigarette?

Experts suggest that Touraine acted with an excess of caution rather than face the possibility of health risks from e-cigarettes being discovered down the road. “The French minister was overly cautious, and her zeal is catastrophic,” judged Jean-François
France 24 (fr)
added Jun 2, 2013 11:19
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[Lebanon] Busted! Lebanese airline smoking video goes viral

A video of a defiant woman smoking on a Lebanese airline has gone viral by making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter on Saturday. The video, which has been viewed over 75,000 times by Saturday evening, shows a woman puffing on a cigarette on a Middle Eas
Al Bawaba.com (jo)
added Apr 23, 2013 14:54
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[Canada] ‘We drink. We swear. We don’t f—ing smoke’: Firm’s ban on hiring smokers leaves people asking ‘Who’s next?’

At Momentous Corp., they don’t track vacation or sick days. Staffers can bring their dogs in to the office. The Ottawa Internet firm takes pride in being different, as evidenced by its website, where you will find, in large letters: “We drink. We swear.
National Post (ca)
added Apr 8, 2013 10:55
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Companies Get Strict on Health of Workers

CVS Caremark, the large drugstore chain and pharmacy benefit manager, recently said it would require ... that smokers try to quit. Several other major employers, including PepsiCo and Wal-Mart, have also adopted such policies.
New York Times
added Mar 26, 2013 03:35
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[South Africa] Smokers take note: current and future tobacco regulation

Tobacco legislation in South Africa is constantly changing, and ignorant smokers may find themselves on the wrong side of the law with fines of up to R100 000. Here's what smokers should know, and new changes thay can expect in future.
Health-E (za)
added Mar 18, 2013 09:49
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[Nevada] Air Force aims to curtail electronic cigarette use

Recently, these companies introduced a new product into the market that has the potential to be even more devastating to a cigarette user’s health than their previous products — electronic cigarettes. “Nicotine is as addictive as cocaine or heroin,” sai
The Bullseye (Aerotech News and Review)
added Mar 15, 2013 06:50
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