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Should menthol Cigarettes be banned?
Friday, July 04, 2008 (GST)
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The Congressional Black Caucus is leading an effort to push the government toward greater regulation of menthol Cigarettes, which are popular among African Americans and considered by some to be more dangerous than traditional Cigarettes.
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Cigarettes, Sedaris, and Me
Thursday, July 03, 2008 (GST)
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In today's Portland Phoenix, I have a short piece about Ken Gloss, proprietor of the Brattle Book Shop in Downtown Crossing, who'll be in Portland next week.
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Japan Tobacco Tax Could Triple Prices
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 (GST)
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TOKYO -- Japan, long known for its smoker-friendly policies, is debating a substantial tax increase that could bring Tokyo in line with the U.S. and Europe.
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Mass. cigarette tax could jump by $1 per pack
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 (GST)
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BOSTON - Massachusetts smokers may have to start digging a little deeper in their wallets as soon as this week.
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Holland braces for smoking ban
Monday, June 30, 2008 (GST)
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THE HAGUE (AFP) — Dutch cafes, restaurants and coffee shops are bracing themselves for a feared exodus of patrons when a public smoking ban for the hospitality industry enters into force on Tuesday.
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Cigarette vending machines should be banned, council leaders say
Monday, June 30, 2008 (GST)
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Council leaders are calling for a total ban on coin-operated cigarette vending machines, after new figures showed that sales of Cigarettes to under-age children have risen by almost fifty per cent in the past year.
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Cigarette exposure kills 700 Oklahomans every year, officials say.
Friday, June 27, 2008 (GST)
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While Oklahomans are now smoking 49.3 million fewer packs of Cigarettes than four years ago, the secondhand smoke from those Cigarettes causes numerous health hazards and kills about 700 Oklahomans a year, health authorities said Thursday.
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U.S. battle against teen smoking stalls: CDC
Friday, June 27, 2008 (GST)
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By Maggie Fox, Health and Science editor
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