Tobacco News

John Szymanski was 11 the first time he smoked a cigarette – a filter Chesterfield Red – at the kitchen table in his childhood home in New Jersey.

His father, a butcher, and mother, a school nurse, were there, too. Neither was alarmed. But that grownup feeling he got from lighting up evolved into a two-pack-a-day habit that’s aged the Fort Myers resident beyond his 72 years. He has battled several bouts of cancer – his larynx in 1993, neck in 1999, and this year, his tongue. Ream more »

Brash’s proposal has kicked off a lively debate on MSN NZ, with people commenting this is the first time they have agreed with anything the politician has said.
But his stance has put him offside with some of his party members – Act Epsom seat hopeful John Banks, who is known for his strong views on drugs and alcohol, told the New Zealand Herald yesterday that decriminalising cannabis would never become party policy.
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A HIGHLAND shop that sold cigarettes to an under-age “customer” has been hit by two fixed penalties of £200.
Highland Council’s Trading Standards department issued the two notices after a test-purchase exercise undertaken across the Highlands that involved the use of a young volunteer.
The £200 penalties, which were new sanctions introduced by Scottish legislation earlier this year, were issued to the shop assistant who made the illegal sale and to the company operating the shop premises in the Badenoch and Strathspey area. Ream more »

Recently, there has been much debate over a possible smoking ban on campus. The implementation of such a ban has the potential to raise USC’s prestige as a progressive university committed not only to debate and discussion, but also to action and implementation.

As a private university, USC has greater jurisdiction over such matters than a public school would, and therefore it can potentially be seen as a role model for reforms and improvements throughout California’s higher education system. Ream more »

V2 Cigs electronic cigarette is undoubtedly the best in the business. Recently, the V2 brand of electronic cigarettes has developed the Ultimate Kit, which is meant for the serious smokers. The kit has everything that you need from an e cig starter kit. The V2 Ultimate Kit offers three fully rechargeable batteries, twenty five flavored cartridges, a wall adaptor, a USB charger, a carry case, a car charger, a power cig as well as a comprehensive user manual. So, you can be well set for a smoking extravaganza with the Ultimate Kit by your side. Ream more »

In Wisconsin it is illegal to sell cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors. But unfortunately, the law doesn’t’ stop some retailers from selling to Milwaukee’s youth. Area youth and adults recently teamed up with the Milwaukee City Police Department to conduct tobacco compliance checks with local retailers through the WI Wins project. Compliance checks provide an opportunity to enforce the law, recognize retailers who don’t sell to minors and to educate retailers who sell to minors.
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It takes more than just being found with several pounds of weed for the Bengals to keep you out of action.
To be fair, Simpson hasn’t been convicted of anything, even if the evidence seems overwhelming. And as Mike Florio points out at Pro Football Talk, the NFL, not the Bengals, is ultimately responsible for deciding if Simpson will be suspended. Ream more »

Substances sold in convenience stores that purport to mimic the effects of marijuana have sent more than a dozen young people to the emergency room in recent months, according to a report in the Tuscaloosa News.

The unregulated substances sometimes packaged as incense but generally smoked like pot are causing headaches for police and health care providers, sending young people to the emergency room with paranoia and racing heart rates. Ream more »

Widener University students make all kinds of decisions about their lives, from how much to drink at parties to whether to show up for classes.
But there’s one decision the school has made for them:

No using tobacco. Not on campus.

Last year, Widener became the first four-year school in Pennsylvania to go not just smoke-free but tobacco-free, adopting a simple, stringent policy: Ream more »

Unified Police Department officers say a raid on a Kearns warehouse shut down a sophisticated marijuana-growing operation and potentially took millions of dollars worth of the illegal weed off the streets.

In all, UPD Detective Shane Manwaring said 150 hydroponically cultivated and soon-to-be harvested plants were seized while officers served a search warrant Wednesday afternoon near 5000 S. Warehouse Road (4950 West). The crop had an estimated illicit value of nearly $2 million.
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