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[Wisconsin] MERTENS: When did smoking become R rated?

Milwaukee (WI) Journal-Sentinel
added Apr 7, 2013 01:01
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[Wisconsin] BARNES: It’s a wrap: Community Tobacco-Free Programs keep candy-flavored blunt wraps out of the hands of youth

If the use of blunt wrappers diminishes, it can curb young people from developing an addiction to nicotine and it can make use of drugs more difficult by removing another tempting invitation. This is why the work of the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and C
Milwaukee (WI) Courier
added Mar 31, 2013 14:57
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[Wisconsin] Luke Russell column: It's about our rights, not our smoking

In response to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to charge state workers who smoke $50 per month ... Luke Russell, an owner of Titletown Tobacco, writes this: .... According to Dr. James P. Siepmann, smoking does not cause lung cancer, it is one of many risk f
Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette
added Mar 4, 2013 06:58
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[Wisconsin] Proposed smoking fee draws surprise foes: anti-smoking advocates

Gov. Scott Walker's proposed $50-a-month fee for state employees who smoke faces some surprising opponents: anti-smoking advocates. Smoke Free Wisconsin, the American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids d
La Crosse (WI) Tribune
added Feb 27, 2013 18:37
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[Wisconsin] UW-L considering tobacco ban

Students will weigh in on the issue with an advisory referendum, according to an email from UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow. “It’s very important that we all have the opportunity to have our views heard on this important proposal,” Gow said in the email to stud
La Crosse (WI) Tribune
added Feb 25, 2013 01:49
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[Wisconsin] UW-L considering tobacco ban

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is considering whether to ban tobacco use on campus. Rules already require smokers to be at least 25 feet away from buildings, but the new initiative would ban smoking anywhere on campus, officials said Friday.
La Crosse (WI) Tribune
added Feb 23, 2013 22:09
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[Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, North Dakota, Wisconsin] COSGROVE: Smoking in Oklahoma: Five states that have gone smoke-free

I was curious about other states that have made similar efforts. So, here’s a list of five states that have recently gone “smoke-free” in some regard.
The Oklahoman
added Feb 21, 2013 17:19
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[Wisconsin] Roll-your-own cigarettes move toward taxation at The Assembly Room

Dane County Circuit Judge John Markson denied an injunction request from The Assembly Room Inc., which operates the private, nonprofit club in Menomonee Falls. The Assembly Room, which opened in November, offers a no-alcohol social outlet for adults who
Milwaukee (WI) Journal-Sentinel
added Feb 16, 2013 22:44
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[Wisconsin] Committee: Majority Supports Tobacco Ban on UW-Oshkosh Campus

A group of students and faculty at UW-Oshkosh is working to make their campus tobacco-free. The Tobacco Free Campus Committee held a forum this week to release results of its survey about tobacco attitudes and use.
WBAY-TV Ch. 2 (Green Bay, WI)
added Feb 10, 2013 11:13
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[Wisconsin] Extra cash from not smoking pays for Ravens-themed Harley-Davidson

Back then, Sessions, a cigarette smoker of 35 years, was spending more than $200 per month on cigarettes.At the hospital, doctors told him to kick the habit or face the certainty of a return visit to the ER.
Milwaukee (WI) Journal-Sentinel
added Feb 5, 2013 11:06
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