Cuba looks to women for cigar sales
Faced with a two-year slump in sales, Cuban cigar makers have unveiled a new weapon in the hunt for consumers: Julieta, a slim smoke made just for her. Read more
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Tanauan city asked to remove ‘Philip Morris’ street
The Bangkok-based Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Coalition (SATCC) has expressed “shock” and “disappointment” over the Tanauan City government’s decision to name one of its streets in Batangas after the US cigarette brand Philip Morris. Read more
Pot breaks the age barrier
Its name might be its strongest asset: The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act, a marijuana legalization effort that goes out of its way not to say the word “marijuana.” Read more
Tobacco Prevention Programs Could Receive Cuts
One area that South Dakota lawmakers will specifically target is tobacco prevention. In 2006, voters approved raising the state’s tobacco tax by a dollar on each pack of cigarettes. Read more
Teen survey: Smokeless tobacco more popular than cigarettes
Some high school nurses say they have noticed fewer students smoking cigarettes, but they can’t be sure if more are switching to smokeless tobacco as a substitute. Read more
Scientists look to tobacco as a potential biofuel
Some researchers say an age-old cash crop long the focus of public health debate could be used to help solve America’s energy crisis, by genetically modifying the tobacco leaf for use as a biofuel. Read more
Swedish Match Targets Wall Street Smokers With Snus Tobacco
Swedish Match AB plans to broaden U.S. availability of snus smokeless tobacco and increase marketing to target Wall Street workers and other smokers forced to leave the office to light up. Read more
Tobacco seen as a potential biofuel
Some researchers say an age-old cash crop long the focus of public health debate could be used to help solve the nation’s energy crisis, by genetically modifying the tobacco leaf for use as a biofuel. Read more
Docs want legal marijuana too
LOS ANGELES – FAR from being a war between hippies and police, the fight to legalize marijuana in California centers on whether decriminalizing and taxing cannabis can help fill the state’s fiscal hole. Read more
Pittston Area board considers complete smoking ban
Dr. Ross Latona remembers when he first started smoking as a teenager. He knew he shouldn’t.
“Every time I would see a teacher smoking – it didn’t matter who it was, they were my role models, except for my parents – it reinforced that it wasn’t that bad,” he said. Read more