Tobacco farmers have expressed their opposition to a proposal of the Department of Finance (DOF) to impose a single excise tax rate on tobacco products.
The National Federation of Tobacco Farmers’ Associations and Cooperatives Inc. (NAFTAC) also appealed to lawmakers to postpone the implementation of the proposed new excise tax scheme on tobacco and alcohol products due to its negative impact on their livelihood
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At the most recent Student Senate meeting, you brought up ongoing discussions to develop a smoking plan for the UW-Eau Claire campus. Can you catch us up on where those discussions sit right now?
Yeah, last year the University Senate (which comprises faculty and academic staff) passed a resolution in favor of a tobacco ban on campus. And then the Student Senate didn’t completely agree with that resolution, so it passed its own resolution calling for a sensible plan to smoking on campus and tobacco. Ream more »
The long-running legal battle between the world’s two largest tobacco companies entered a new phase on Monday when Santiago’s Court of Appeals ruled that British American Tobacco Chile pay US$2.2 million in compensation to Philip Morris (PM) for lost market share due to anti-competitive practices.
The decision – which revoked an earlier ruling by the Civil Court of Santiago rejecting the compensation request by PM – is the latest in a series of cases dating back to 2002.
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The government has already jacked up taxes on cigarettes and forced smokers into the cold, but yesterday it lost a battle in its ongoing effort to scare and annoy smokers into quitting rather than just banning cigarettes. The FDA’s plan to cover half of every cigarette label with disgusting images of rotten teeth and cadavers was derailed when a judge found that forcing tobacco companies to use the labels violates their first amendment rights. Ream more »
The American Cancer Society will honor SUNY Cortland for its decision to become a tobacco-free campus during a Wednesday, Nov. 16, campus event aimed at persuading students to participate in the annual Great American Smokeout.
Students will be encouraged to sign tobacco-free pledges and will be given “quit kits” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Corey Union during the event, scheduled for the day before the 36th annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday, Nov. 17. Ream more »
Winchester Hospital takes its responsibility as stewards of the community’s health seriously. Consistent with this mission, the hospital’s Board of Directors recently voted to join the Massachusetts Hospital Association campaign “Healing Inside and Out — Massachusetts Tobacco-Free Hospitals.”
This initiative challenges all hospitals in the Commonwealth to become tobacco-free.
Effective Nov. 17, 2011, which is Great American Smokeout Day, the use of tobacco products will not be permitted on any hospital-owned or leased location. Ream more »
A federal judge blocked a U.S. rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on packs of cigarettes on Monday, saying cigarette companies were likely to win their argument that the law violates free speech rights, Reuters reported.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon sided with tobacco companies in their fight against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that cigarette packs carry the images, which include pictures of diseased mouths and a person smoking through a tracheostomy tube in the neck. Ream more »
TOBACCO output is likely to increase after more communal and small scale farmers dumped the traditionally preferred maize and cottons crops.
Statistics released by the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) for the week ending 28 October 2011 show that 4 401 new communal farmers and 5 788 new A1 farmers have registered for the 2012 tobacco season. A1 and communal farmers now represent 47% and 33%, respectively of total registered tobacco farmers. Ream more »
City’s health department launches program for quitting smoking
In honor of November being Lung Cancer Awareness Month, the city’s health department and the American Cancer Society are launching a public health program called “Break the Habit” through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline.
The program, funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health, is open to all Evanston residents 18 and older. Participants will be supplied with eight weeks of free nicotine patches and information on how to quit, according to a news release issued Tuesday. Ream more »
BURLEY tobacco sales have surpassed last season sales by 90 percent, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has revealed.
TIMB statistics released recently showed that a total of 260 812 kilogrammes of burley have been sold compared to 25 646kg that were sold same period last year. This year, prices have declined as the leaf has been sold at an average price of US$1,31 per kilogramme while same period last year, buyers were offering US$2,62 per kilogramme. Ream more »