Student smokers doubt power of tobacco tax
UNM students said a 75 cent tax increase on cigarettes won’t be driving them to Nicorette any time soon.
The state legislature passed a 75 cent increase to the current 91 cent cigarette tax last week, bringing the overall tax to a $1.61 per pack. However, smokers say the increase will not deter them from lighting-up.
March 10, 2010
Big Tobacco’s biggest secret
Victor DeNoble has traveled the land the past 15 years accompanied by a frozen monkey brain, a frozen human brain, a true-life tale of corporate espionage, a stand-up comedian’s timing and a million reasons not to smoke.
March 10, 2010
Philip Morris to sue Norway over tobacco display ban
Global tobacco giant Philip Morris said Tuesday it planned to take the Norwegian state to court in an attempt to overturn a law in the Scandinavian country banning the display of cigarettes in stores.
March 10, 2010
Kan. Senate debates tax increases
While a Senate committee began hearings on bills to increase sales taxes and tobacco taxes, another bill has been advanced that would increase the cost of a 12-ounce can of soda.
March 10, 2010
Case of light cigarettes may return to top court
A lawsuit over the marketing of light cigarettes could be headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal judge denied a motion to apply facts found in a previous case to the current one.
March 10, 2010
City moves to outlaw smoking in parks
DANA POINT Want to take a drag at a city park? You might want to reconsider.
On the heels of the results of a community opinion survey in which nearly two-thirds of respondents wanted smoking prohibited in all areas of local parks, a divided City Council on Monday gave initial approval to a new law banning the activity there.
March 9, 2010
Bill takes aim at cigarette smugglers
A new law targeting cigarette smugglers has cleared both houses of the General Assembly and now goes to the governor for his signature.
The House of Delegates on Wednesday joined the Senate in unanimously passing Senate Bill 476, sponsored by Sen. John C. Watkins, R-Midlothian.
March 9, 2010
Puff, puff, puff, nicotine rises gradually
Nicotine builds up gradually in smokers’ brains rather than spiking after each puff, according to a study that might help point to new ways to help people quit smoking.
March 9, 2010
Turlock teens hear about science of smoking
Sixteen years ago, Victor DeNoble testified before Congress about the addictive qualities of nicotine and how his research was suppressed by the tobacco industry.
March 9, 2010
Tobacco tax to hit those who can least afford it
Now that it appears we’re going to get the money needed so those 29 Utah Highway Patrol troopers won’t have to be laid off, and those 213 prison inmates won’t have to be released early, and that juvenile court judge in St. George can be hired, and the drivers’ license bureaus can open on Fridays, and any number of the state’s health and social services can be funded, I thought it only appropriate to thank the people who will be paying for it.
March 9, 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa tobacco output seen flat
Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to produce between 400 million and 450 million kg of tobacco in 2010, similar to 2009 output, a senior industry official said on Thursday.
March 5, 2010
Teen Smoking Desires Fueled By Cigarette Ads
A new study has revealed that the more teenagers see cigarette ads, the greater they are at risk of taking that first puff.
March 5, 2010
