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[Oregon, Washington] Vancouver Pushes for Pot Lounges to Get Around Smoking Ban
Vancouver weed businesses are pushing for pot lounges where tourists from out of state and abroad can smoke, a move that requires getting around the state's smoking ban. Washington's struggle for pot lounges could be a prelude to problems in Oregon if v
Oct 3, 2014
GoLocalPDX
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Oct 5, 2014 02:51
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[Washington] Ex-Gov. Gregoire presses for cigarette tax initiative
is leading an initiative campaign that may ask Washington voters next fall to raise the cigarette tax by $1 a pack to pay for cancer research and prevention. Gregoire, a breast cancer survivor who negotiated a national settlement with tobacco companies a
May 17, 2014
Yakima (WA) Herald
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May 17, 2014 20:21
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[Washington] Smoking Causes Prostate Cancer
Smoking has a major impact on the risk of developing prostate cancer, specially the more aggressive forms of the cancer. This was revealed by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the US. A crowd of 1,450 men in the Seattle area w
Oct 27, 2013
French Tribune (fr)
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Oct 28, 2013 01:16
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[Washington] LETTER: No to public smoking
My mother, a nonsmoker, is dying of lung cancer. She was exposed to secondhand smoke from birth. So, to those smokers who think we are trying to take away your rights, it’s time for you to step back and review what your actions are doing to those around
Jun 23, 2013
Yakima (WA) Herald
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Jun 23, 2013 16:07
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[Canada, USA, Washington] Macdonald-Laurier Institute
This article has been nominated to be checked for its neutrality. Discussion of this nomination can be found on the talk page. (February 2013)
Feb 1, 2013
Wikipedia
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Apr 1, 2013 10:14
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[Washington] Hookah lounge shut down for smoking ban violations
EVERETT - A little known hookah bar downtown was shut down last month by the Snohomish Health District. The health district took the Hideout Hookah Lounge on Wetmore Avenue to court for a year’s worth of indoor smoking ban violations. A judge decided in
Mar 12, 2013
Snohomish County (WA) Tribune
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Mar 12, 2013 08:38
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[Washington] Cigarette maker may face $30M tax bill
A Yakama tribal cigarette manufacturer could be on the hook for some $30 million in federal tobacco taxes under a recent federal court ruling. Delbert Wheeler, owner of King Mountain Tobacco in White Swan, along with the Yakama Nation, sought an order i
Feb 22, 2013
Vancouver (WA) Columbian
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Feb 22, 2013 10:49
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[New York, Washington] A.G. Schneiderman Sues Major Dealer Of Contraband Cigarettes King Mountain Tobacco Co.
8,000 Cartons Of Cigarettes Found In Truck Without Required Tax Stamp Means Potential Tax Loss To State Of $365K; Also Contraband Cigarette Sales On Long Island A.G. Schneiderman: Illegal Sales of Cheap, Untaxed Cigarettes Are A Major Public Health Hazar
Dec 21, 2012
New York State Attorney General
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Dec 23, 2012 23:47
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[Washington] Bellingham Herald Agents raid Indian smoke shop
State and federal agents swarmed an Indian smoke shop in Puyallup on Wednesday, seizing scores of items. Agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, along with officers from the state Liquor Control Board, removed files,
Sep 20, 2012
Bellingham (WA) Herald
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Sep 20, 2012 09:09
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[Washington] Tobacco Tax Case Against Tribes Running on Fumes
Native American tribes in Washington have monopolistic control over cigarette taxes, smoke shop owners and customers argued in a 9th Circuit hearing. The Puyallup and Colville Tribes have an agreement with the state allowing the tribes to collect ta
Aug 10, 2012
Courthouse News
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Aug 11, 2012 15:25