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[Washington] LETTER: YWCA smoke gets in your eyes

Out of 75 women on floors six through eight are a handful who choose not to smoke ... How is this situation empowering women? Most of us living at the YWCA are not there by choice; we are there because we are in the grips of poverty due to having been m
Real Change
added Jun 6, 2013 11:09
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[Washington] Cigarette smuggling cuts states' per-pack tax revenues

Over the past decade, almost every state has raised cigarette taxes, sometimes multiple times. The health benefits are undeniable, but the benefits to states' revenues are not as clear-cut.
Vancouver (WA) Columbian
added Jun 5, 2013 00:09
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[Washington] Thurston County campuses go tobacco free in 2014

The Thurston County commissioners approved a tobacco ban that will prohibit smoking, e-cigarettes and tobacco products on county grounds starting next year, according to a news release.
The Olympian (WA)
added May 22, 2013 13:01
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[Missouri, Washington] Spokesperson for Smoke-Free Law to Speak to Chamber

The Union Area Chamber of Commerce will host the first of periodic speaking lunches with Joette Reidy, who helped spearhead a smoke-free law in Washington.
Washington (MO) Missourian
added May 16, 2013 09:08
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[Washington] Use of Electronic Cigarettes Among State Tobacco Cessation Quitline Callers

t. The notable rates of e-cigarette use and use of e-cigarettes as cessation aids, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved e-cigarettes for this purpose, should inform policy and treatment discussions on this topic.
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
added May 13, 2013 08:54
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[Washington] E-cigarette users say devices are vastly safer than traditional smoking

Because e-cigarettes are unregulated, the FDA argues it has no way of knowing — except for limited testing conducted in 2009 — the levels of nicotine or the amounts or kinds of other chemicals contained in the cigarettes' cartridges. During a limited st
Vancouver (WA) Columbian
added May 6, 2013 13:57
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[Washington] No smoking: Marijuana convention, and 7000 guests, won't be coming to Tacoma

The national magazine High Times, known for its promotion of cannabis, recently applied to sponsor a gathering at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, which is located in Tacoma, where smoking is not allowed in public places, so, well, sorry. W
Bellingham (WA) Herald
added May 4, 2013 11:18
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[New York, Washington] AUDIO: The Brian Lehrer Show: Legal Weed: Who Smokes?

Mark Kleiman, professor of public policy at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, marijuana legalization consultant for Washington state, and co-author of Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs To Know, kicks off a May series on marijuana with a look a
WNYC Radio
added May 2, 2013 11:54
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[Washington] Spokane police can cite smokers who violate law

The Spokane City Council on Monday unanimously gave its police officers the power to write $50 tickets for violating smoking rules approved by Washington voters in 2005. Since the law was approved, the Spokane Regional Health District has been the only
The Spokesman-Review
added Apr 30, 2013 15:48
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[Washington] Woman claims she was fired for inhaling second-hand pot smoke

Hale said she doesn't smoke marijuana or use it in another form. The only one who smokes pot is her husband ... "I was fired for testing positive for marijuana even though mine was from second hand smoke," Hale said.
KBOI-TV 2News (Boise, ID)
added Apr 30, 2013 13:14
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