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[Washington] WSUV campus will be tobacco-free next fall

Washington State University Vancouver Chancellor Mel Netzhammer announced Thursday that the campus will become tobacco-free effective Aug. 1. More than 1,000 such campuses exist nationwide.
Vancouver (WA) Columbian
added Mar 31, 2013 22:48
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[Canada, USA, Washington] CROWLEY: Tobacco smuggling jeopardizes border traffic

Progress will only come when authorities on both sides of the border take tobacco smuggling seriously and take the steps to put it, and the pipeline it supports, out of business. If we could also bring the Mohawk into the mainstream of economic life and
Vancouver (BC) Sun (ca)
added Mar 30, 2013 20:14
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[USA, Washington] Cross-border smuggling epidemic exposes Canada, U.S. to security threats, new MLI study warns

Perpetuating the status quo is both irresponsible and dangerous; it would effectively surrender control of a wide swath of the Canada-U.S. border to organized crime factions that control the contraband trade in tobacco.
Macdonald-Laurier Institute (ca)
added Apr 1, 2013 10:03
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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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Bars welcoming pot smokers test the limits of marijuana legality in Washington .

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.
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 26, 2013 13:43
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[Washington] Cigarette likely cause of four-plex deck fire

Before firefighters arrived, a barbecue propane tank exploded on the deck
Mukilteo (WA) Beacon
added Mar 25, 2013 16:58
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[Idaho, Oregon, Washington] Proposed cigarette tax increase in OR could light up black market

“You get a lot of crime accompanying cigarette bootlegging,” said Patrick Fleenor, chief economist of Fiscal Economics Inc., who has written extensively on the economics of smoking. “It has similar effects to drug smuggling.” A study by the Mackinac Cen
Watchdog.org (Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity)
added Apr 12, 2013 10:42
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[Washington] Fewer teens use tobacco and alcohol; many need support for depressive feelings

Fewer students are smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol, according to a recent survey of kids in our state. At the same time, a large number of students seriously considered suicide in the past year. The number of secondary school students who believe u
Washington State Department of Commerce
added Mar 18, 2013 16:12
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[Washington] Fewer WA teens use alcohol and tobacco; depression is up

The state Department of Health (DOH) released the results of its statewide Healthy Youth Survey recently, finding that Washington teens are using tobacco and alcohol at lower rates than in previous years — but, conversely, they are feeling more depressed
Federal Way Mirror (WA)
added Mar 17, 2013 14:25
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[Washington] Wash. students: Pot more popular than cigarettes

Washington high school students who participated in a statewide survey say they are twice as likely to smoke marijuana as cigarettes, and the state's top health official said Thursday she's worried that a new marijuana law may make prevention efforts more
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 16, 2013 12:45
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