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Altria to test market new nicotine product in Virginia

Altria Group Inc. announced Tuesday that the new product, Verve, will be available in Virginia starting in early June.
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
added May 23, 2012 11:19
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[Virginia] Lorillard wins lawsuit over Newport knock-off

Greensboro-based cigarette maker Lorillard Inc. has won a lawsuit brought against the makers of a legal psychoactive drug named "Newprot" for trademark infringement.
Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
added Aug 14, 2012 15:19
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Cigarette companies settle dispute over payments to 17 states, including Virginia

Va. and others will split $4B from companies including Philip Morris
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
added Mar 13, 2013 15:37
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[Virginia] Altria to sell an electronic cigarette

Altria Group Inc. announced Thursday that it plans to introduce its own electronic cigarette this year, putting the nation’s largest tobacco company into a growing category of alternative tobacco products. Henrico County-based Altria, owner of top U.S.
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
added Apr 27, 2013 13:13
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[Virginia] Cigarette-smuggling: The urge to smurf

The growth of the cigarette-resale racket, known to police as “smurfing”, appears tied to a growing government appetite for cash. Since 2007 at least 27 states have raised their cigarette taxes
The Economist
added Nov 26, 2012 08:07
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[Virginia] Why ATF backed out on Hampton cigarette stings

Bureau, city police worked together until federal agent's crimes came to light
Newport News (VA) Daily Press
added Oct 1, 2012 15:48
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[Virginia] FDA’s tobacco head plans to move quickly on industry issues

“You all make a lawful product,” Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center For Tobacco Products, told those attending the Tobacco Merchants Association annual meeting in Williamsburg. “Our job is to regulate the manufacture, sale and marketing of the t
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
added May 17, 2013 10:20
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[Virginia] Smoking; unlawful for person to smoke in motor vehicle with minor present, civil penalty. (SB975)

ent. Provides that any person who smokes in a motor vehicle, whether in motion or at rest, when a minor under the age of 15 is in the motor vehicle is subject to a civil penalty of $100. The offense may be charged on a uniform traffic summons. View Full T
Richmond (VA) Sunlight
added Jan 22, 2013 12:10
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[Virginia] Powhatan pair accused of trafficking cigarettes

Two suspected cigarette traffickers are to appear in federal court today on charges of structuring millions of dollars in cash transactions to avoid government reporting requirements. Loveleen Khare, 55, and Jayant J. Khare, 50, of the 2700 block of Dor
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
added Dec 27, 2012 12:14
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[Virginia] Candidates | Barack Obama

Details for Industry: Tobacco
Virginia Public Access Project
added May 10, 2012 13:37
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