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[California] LETTER: GALLEGOS: Secondhand smoke drifts regardless of scale
The health of the citizens of Glendale has been sold out to private retail tobacco interests ... I hope voters will remember this action next spring when Friedman and Najarian are both up for reelection to the City Council.
Oct 5, 2012
Glendale (CA) News-Press
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Jan 4, 2013 14:56
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Germany's most populous state toughens smoking ban
Germany's most populous state is toughening a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, closing loopholes in its five-year-old restrictions. North Rhine-Westphalia, a western region of about 18 million people that includes Cologne, Bonn, Duesseldorf and t
Nov 29, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Nov 30, 2012 09:34
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[Utah] Cigarette tax loophole goes up in smoke
The House voted 60-10 to pass SB36, and sent it to Gov. Gary Herbert for his signature. It will begin taxing cigarettes that are made by any rolling machines capable of making 150 cigarettes in less than 30 minutes.
Feb 27, 2013
Salt Lake Tribune
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Feb 28, 2013 04:37
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[New York] Celebrate NYC's Smoking Ban Birthday By Lighting Up In This SoHo Bar
Circa Tabac, a sultry SoHo jazz lounge that owner Lee Ringelheim said remains a smoking stronghold thanks to a legislative loophole. According to Ringelheim, the bar, which opened in 1998 at 32 Watts Street, was given an exemption on the basis that 10 pe
Mar 27, 2013
The Gothamist [Blog]
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May 7, 2013 09:25
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[Spain] Madrid pledges to overturn smoking ban to attract €17bn EuroVegas casino
Capital city battling with Barcelona to play host to Las Vegas Sands's proposed 36,000-bed Spanish gambling complex
Jun 27, 2012
The Guardian (uk)
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Jun 27, 2012 16:13
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Law would allow some easing of Michigan's smoking ban
A bill is being introduced in the Michigan House that would make some changes to the state's smoking ban to allow for a little more leeway in how restaurants, bars, and private clubs can operate. State Representative Doug Geiss says that the ban we have
Apr 19, 2013
WKZO 590 AM (Kalamazoo, MI)
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Apr 19, 2013 13:40
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Report to Congressional Committees: TOBACCO TAXES Large Disparities in Rates for Smoking Products Trigger Significant Market Shifts to Avoid Higher Taxes (PDF)
GAO estimates that federal revenue losses due to market shifts from roll-your-own to pipe tobacco and from small to large cigars range from about $615 million to $1.1 billion for the same period. The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has limited op
Apr 12, 2012
General Accounting Office (GAO)
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Mar 1, 2013 13:56
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[Netherlands] MPs say yes to extending smoking ban to all cafes and bars
A small majority of MPs voted on Tuesday afternoon for a motion to reinstate a complete ban on smoking in restaurants, bars and cafes. Small bars and cafes run by their owners have been exemp
Feb 12, 2013
DutchNews.nl (nl)
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Feb 14, 2013 08:54
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[North Dakota] As statewide ban goes into effect, patrons still smoking at Fargo business
there’s still smoking inside the JT Cigarro building. Dana Coulter, owner of the cigar lounge and Skky Bar, told The Forum on Wednesday that he had discovered a “loophole” in the comprehensive smoking ban and was planning on letting customers continue to
Dec 8, 2012
Grand Forks (ND) Herald
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Dec 8, 2012 15:10
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[Malaysia] Hotels in smoking dilemma
A loophole in regulations to curb smoking in public places has apparently made them not enforceable in hotels despite the Health Ministry's assertion to the contrary.
Nov 29, 2012
Sun Daily (my)
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Nov 29, 2012 16:43