Tobacco News

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Taipei, Nov. 9 (CNA) The impeached chairman of the state-owned Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corp. (TTL) will resign and will be replaced by a finance official, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Tuesday.

The change in the TTL’s leadership came after the Control Yuan approved an impeachment against Wei Po-tao a day earlier. He is accused of having broken the law by heading and investing in a private firm while serving at the TTL and in the Miaoli County government’s finance department. Ream more »

The national media’s fascination with the weedier aspects of Colorado life continues unabated, and the town of Nederland is among the latest beneficiaries. A few weeks back, Nederland’s pot friendliness landed the community on Rolling Stone magazine’s latest “Hot List” in a piece likely read by staffers at the New York Times, whose own take appeared yesterday.
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Ensnaring users with its seductive scents and tastes, inviting social atmosphere and physically addictive tobacco component, hookah smoking has become a fashionable trend in today’s society, especially among college students and young adults. A relaxed and communal activity, a hookah’s aromatic smoke is considered a breath of fresh air by many. Ream more »

How mainstream are e-cigarettes these days? Last week this writer found a starter kit advertised for $19.99 at the cash register of his local 7-Eleven in Manhattan’s TriBeCa district. Well, if they’re good enough for Katherine Heigl… The NJOY mini-kit came with an e-cigarette, USB charger and two nicotine cartridges. After letting it charge, ACSH staffers were vaping during ourDispatch meeting this morning. (Yes, really).
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Prescott police have noticed an increase in the number of teens and probationers who smoke Spice, and urge parents to look out for serious side effects of its use.

“Based on the fact that Spice is not illegal, the documentation of the number of cases is not tracked, but our officers have noticed an increase in people using it and talking about it,” said Lt. Andy Reinhardt, spokesman for the Prescott Police Department.
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It’s been two years since cigarette smoking was banned in public places, but a recent survey revealed that 30.2 per cent of adults in Maharashtra have been exposed to passive smoking in public places in the past one year. The International Institute of Population (IIPS) that conducted the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) nationwide in 2009-10 was released last month. The survey was conduced in collaboration with the Union ministry of health and family welfare. It has taken into account passive smoking at various kinds of public places like government building, health care facility, restaurant and public transport.
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“All we want to do is protect our patients,” according to the leader of a group protesting Nov. 3 outside Kulick Community Center in Ferndale during the preliminary exam of nine defendants arrested in August after a police raid at a medical marijuana facility in Ferndale.
About 90 medical marijuana supporters arrived in three buses from cities across the state for the protest, according to Chuck Ream, co-founder for Safer Michigan Coalition and a member of Michigan Association of Compassion Centers.
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Millions of Americans expressed their feelings about marijuana last week. In Colorado, 24 communities voted to ban or restrict shops selling legal medical marijuana. In California, voters wrestled with the question of legalization for recreational use — with issues of health, crime and taxes all coming into play — then voted no.
But here in Nederland, it was just another beautiful day high in the mountains.
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The percentage of Rhode Island adults who smoke has taken a nosedive in recent years, and federal health officials predict the state will soon see a drop in heart disease, lung disease and cancer as a result.

In contrast, the nationwide smoking rate of about 20 to 21 percent has scarcely budged since 2004.

The decline in smoking in Rhode Island started right after two changes in state law — the ban on smoking in indoor public places, which took effect in March 2005, and the increase in the cigarette tax to the highest in the nation. Ream more »