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[Washington] Smoker who made death-bed plea against tobacco dies at age 53
Gallagher, who suffered from bronchitis and emphysema caused by his years as a 3-pack-a-day smoker, told friends and family that his dying wish was to convince other smokers to quit. On March 20, Gallagher asked a Daily News reporter and photographer to
Apr 29, 2013
Longview (WA) Daily News
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Apr 29, 2013 01:58
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[Washington] E-cigarettes: Helpful or hurtful?
Safety, accessibility a concern of growing trend toward electronic cigarettes. ... Johanson, who owns Smoker’s Choice in the Kitsap Mall, is a member of a growing community of people who have turned away from tobacco cigarettes in favor of electronic cig
Apr 14, 2013
Kitsap (WA) Sun
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Apr 26, 2013 23:10
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[Washington] Hospital smoking ban has neighbors in a huff
Ever since Central Washington Hospital banned smoking on its Wenatchee campus in February, smokers have made their way to a sidewalk to light up. Residents of the Fuller Street neighborhood now say they have to put up with cigarette butts and the sight o
Apr 24, 2013
Vancouver (WA) Columbian
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Apr 25, 2013 12:27
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[Washington] Faces of Public Health: Mary Selecky Looks Back
Washington State Secretary of Health Mary Selecky has announced her retirement from state service. Selecky has served under three governors since her initial appointment as acting secretary in October 1998. She also served two terms as president of the
Mar 1, 2013
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Apr 15, 2013 07:35
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[Washington] Changing of guardian for health as smoking reaches crossroad
For the first time since 1998, Washington is getting a new secretary of health. Mary Selecky is retiring, and her replacement starts today. Selecky has been a familiar face during health emergencies, such as the pandemic flu. She made tobacco her top he
Apr 15, 2013
KPLU 88.5 (Seattle, WA)
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Apr 15, 2013 07:32
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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
Mar 19, 2013
Watchdog.org (Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity)
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Apr 12, 2013 10:42
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[Washington] Court shoots down Yakama tobacco company lawsuit
A tobacco company owned by a Yakama Nation tribal member must pay into an escrow account established under a 1998 settlement with big tobacco companies, a federal judge has ruled.
Apr 8, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Apr 9, 2013 02:15
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[Washington] Olympia bar owner willing to fight to keep pot smokers
Washington state officials said Wednesday it's not OK for bars to allow marijuana use, and they plan to take steps to close loopholes. The announcement from the state Liquor Control Board followed a report by The Associated Press about establishments in
Apr 4, 2013
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO, KTTH, Seattle, WA)
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Apr 7, 2013 08:49
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[Washington] Setting rules to ban smoking pot in bars
One might say that Initiative 502, which legalized marijuana use by adults, was pretty clear about that by saying it's illegal to open a package of marijuana or have "useable marijuana" in view of the general public. But a couple of bars, including one i
Apr 4, 2013
The Spokesman-Review
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Apr 7, 2013 08:47
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Washington state to clamp down on marijuana smoking in bars
Washington state will clamp down on bars that have been skirting a ban on public pot use by converting their watering holes into private clubs, as the state navigates how it will regulate marijuana after voters legalized the drug for recreational use last
Apr 3, 2013
Reuters
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Apr 4, 2013 08:11