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[New Jersey] Letter: Smoking will not be key to success at Revel Casino

Revel is wrong to think that allowing smoking will bring in more business. If anything, it will drive away customers who care about their health. And the State of New Jersey is wrong to allow loopholes and exemptions ... Contact your elected officials and
NJ.com
added Apr 7, 2013 09:04
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[North Carolina] Bill would close loophole allowing e-cigarette sales to minors

A bill introduced this week in the N.C. Senate would end a loophole in the state’s tobacco-distribution law related to the use of electronic cigarettes by youths. Senate Bill 530 would amend the law by broadening the list of banned tobacco products to s
Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
added Apr 5, 2013 14:43
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[Canary Islands, Europe, Spain] EU minimum tax legislation for cigarettes has had no effect on smoking prevalence, according to new Spanish study

Up to 2009 there is no statistically significant evidence of any reduction in smoking amongst men -- and very little evidence of a reduction in smoking amongst women -- resulting from the introduction of EU minimum tax legislation in Spain in 2006. This i
ScienceDaily
added Apr 5, 2013 14:02
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[Pennsylvania] Pa. Bars That Seek Smoking Permits Must Be Enclosed: Court ($$)

In a reported decision, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that the state's Department of Health did not err when it refused to grant the bar area of Sal's Restaurant Inc. an exception to the Clean Indoor Air Act's smoking ban on the basis that it
Law360
added Apr 7, 2013 00:33
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[Europe, Sweden] When is an exemption not an exemption? When the EU Commission says so

The health and consumer affairs commissioner, Tonio Borg, recently told the European Parliament that the Swedish exemption as set out in its accession treaty related only to the placing on the market of oral tobacco. ‘It did not in any way provide a dero
Tobacco Reporter
added Apr 3, 2013 09:18
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[UK-Wales] Health minister signals change of tack on TV smoking ban exemption

The new Health Minister has indicated he will seek to change a controversial Welsh Government policy to exempt film and television production companies from the smoking ban. Mark Drakeford, who replaced Lesley Griffiths in a reshuffle last month, was a
WalesOnline (uk)
added Apr 2, 2013 09:02
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[Missouri] VIDEO: Council Needs More Time to Decide Changes on Smoking Ordinance

* All bars are exempt from the ban in a confusing and unclear decision. On the last item, council vote seemed clouded by discourse on whether or not to make it an all-inclusive policy. "If you need to exempt them, then you need to exempt the other ones
KQTV St.JoeChannel (St. Joseph, MO)
added Mar 28, 2013 13:03
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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
The Gothamist [Blog]
added May 7, 2013 09:25
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Washington, Colorado bars test limits of legal pot laws

Washington's law bans pot distribution by anyone but a licensed seller — and no such licenses will be issued until the end of the year at the earliest. There's also a statewide smoking ban that prohibits smoking where people work. So the establishments
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 29, 2013 13:37
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[Netherlands] Small cafes must be smoke free, says appeal court

The appeal court in The Hague ruled on Tuesday that smoking must be banned in all cafes, with no exception for small cafes run by the owner. The smoking ban was introduced in 2008 and included all cafes, but in 2011 an exception was introduc
DutchNews.nl (nl)
added Mar 28, 2013 10:38
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