Tobacco Products Under Microscope

Some tobacco-related products are coming under fire by one North Carolina lawmaker, and his proposal would have a direct effect on convenience stores.

Rep. Charles D. Graham (D-Lumberton) contends that, in particular, tobacco and pipe wrapping paper are conducive to drug use. To help combat this, he wants to introduce legislation that would prohibit stores from displaying these items.

Smoking Is Bad But It Taste So Good

A few weeks ago, I received a message in my campus email from the anti-smoking group Spark, which describes itself as a group of young adults who wish to spread truth and common sense to the masses.

Generally, that is a mission statement I can support with great pride and vigor. It is not always how the sandwich looks, but also how it tastes that makes a difference.

Reading the informative email from the group, I came across nothing about the health risks of tobacco products or anything related to it and .

Alberta Fights of Contraband Cigarettes

An Alberta aboriginal chief is among four people facing charges after the seizure of what authorities are calling the province’s largest haul yet of contraband tobacco. But the seizure is proving controversial and is setting up a legal battle between the aboriginal interests from Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, on one side, and the Alberta’s liquor and gaming authority, on the other.

Ban Sale of Tobacco Products

Seventeen regional cancer centres in India have urged the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to ban the sale of tobacco products like gutka and pan masala in the country. “India has the highest number of oral cancer cases in the world with 75,000 to 80,000 new cases being reported every year and chewing of tobacco and gutka contribute to 90 per cent of oral cancer in the country,” Mr Jaydip Biswas, Director, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), said here.

Cigar Shops Are Fuming Over Nebraska’s Tobacco Tax Proposal

A 225 percent increase in Nebraska excise taxes on certain tobacco products would be harmful to businesses throughout the state, according to the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association.

Legislative Bill 436 calls for higher Richmond cigarette and smokeless tobacco tax increases and an increase in the excise tax on other tobacco products including all cigars. The bill would raise taxes from 20 percent to 65 percent of the wholesale price.

Tobacco Smoking Still Hot

U.S. tobacco stocks are demonstrating again that a widely despised product isn’t necessarily an obstacle to big profits and a robust share price.

The S&P 500 tobacco index of four stocks hit another record high on Monday, bringing its one-year gains to more than 33 per cent after factoring in the stocks’ fat dividends. That’s about double the pace of the benchmark S&P 500.

The most recent uptick follows two recent positive developments for the tobacco industry, even as it faces long-term declining Viceroy smoking rates in North America and tighter marketing conditions. On Monday, a Florida state court ruled in favour of Philip Morris International Inc. (PM-N65.170.050.08%) and R.J. Reynolds in an Engle case – a series of cases allowing individual smokers to sue tobacco companies after the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit years ago.

Kingswood Inhabitants Will Give Up Smoking Soon

We all know smoking's bad for you but it's also really bad for your wallet. By smoking 10 cigarettes a day you have £96 going up in smoke Kent every month. How many nights out or shopping trips could that fund?

There's a free local NHS Stop Smoking Service at Kingswood Leisure Centre on Tuesdays from 4.30pm to 7.30pm.

Marlboro Consumption Down in Turkey in 2010

The ban on smoking in indoors in Turkey began to have an impact on the consumption of Marlboro cigarettes in Turkey. The amount consumed in 2010 went below 100 billion cigarettes for the first time in many years in Turkey.

According to figures compiled by the Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority (TAPDK), Turks consumed 93.3 billion cigarettes in 2010. The amount of cigarettes consumed in Turkey in 2009 was 107.5 billion.