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2009-02-03
Health groups poll says Virginians back higher cigarette tax
A majority of Virginians favor nearly quadrupling the current state tax on a pack of cigarettes, according to a poll sponsored by several public health advocacy groups.
2009-02-02
No smoke from ecigs but theres plenty of ire
Last year, several Minnesota judges ruled that smokers can't pretend to be actors and bars can't pretend to be theaters to get around the state smoking ban.
2009-01-30
Altria 4Q Sales Up Suspends Share Buyback
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Altria Group Inc.'s (MO) fourth-quarter sales climbed due to higher prices for its cigarettes, but the Marlboro maker said it is suspending its hefty share repurchase program because of uncertain economic and credit conditions.
2009-01-29
Hagan backs health plan despite tobacco tax jump
North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan said Wednesday she favors an expansion of children's health insurance over a cornerstone industry in her home state as Democrats prepared to approve a sharp increase in cigarette taxes.
2009-01-28
Cigarette sales decline in Virginia
As Gov. Timothy M. Kaine seeks to double the state’s tax on cigarettes to get more money for health care, state statistics show that cigarette sales declined after the previous two rounds of tax increases.
2009-01-27
Arkansas gov rallies support for tobacco tax hike
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe and legislative leaders rallied Monday for an $87.8 million hike in cigarette and chewing tobacco taxes, telling supporters they face difficult odds and well-funded opposition from tobacco lobbyists.
2009-01-22
What is nicotine addiction
If you smoke, you've probably become addicted to nicotine, a chemical in tobacco. This makes it very hard to give up smoking. Most people don't manage to stop the first time they try. You may need to try several times before you're able to stop smoking for good.
2009-01-21
Gene breakthrough paves way for nicotinefree cigarettes
Professor Kazufumi Yazaki, a plant molecular biologist at Kyoto University's Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, has spent three year identifying the Nt-JAT1 gene as the transporter for nicotine.
2009-01-20
State cant renege on tobacco tax
If any individual or group decided to disrupt traffic on a public highway in New York state, they would be dealt with in accordance with laws.
2009-01-19
Tobacco Tax Legislation Will Be Too Hard on Smokers Tobacco Shops
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - While the governor talks up a sales tax hike on cigarettes, some merchants who specialize in tobacco products worry about their livelihoods. Governor Beebe wants to raise taxes on cigarettes and chewing tobacco to pay for health-care programs.
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