Tobacco News

A five-month delay, some revision and a public hearing didn’t change the debate over proposed tighter smoking rules in Macon.
The open debate, held before about 100 onlookers in City Council chambers Thursday evening, came down to health vs. freedom — or at least that’s how opposing sides framed their own positions.
Only half a dozen of the council’s 15 members were on hand to hear the discussion. After a previous version of a smoking ordinance drew a mayoral veto in May, council members promised a public hearing before submitting a revised version. Ream more »

South Beach Smoke electric cigarette is a new player amongst the giant brands which dominate the electronic cigarette industry. Nonetheless, the fact remains that South Beach Smoke has actually succeeded in winning several thousand fans the world over. It has been reported that by offering competitive pricing and ensuring the quality of its products, this brand is slowly but steadily climbing the ranks as being one amongst the top e cig brands the world over. Ream more »

Smokers have one more reason to kick the habit: They will be able to remember everyday tasks better.
Researchers from Northumbria University in England compared the performance of smokers, nonsmokers and former smokers when they were given a series of real-world memory tasks. Although research in the past has shown smoking causes memory deficits, they wanted to find out if giving up smoking would lead to improvements. Ream more »

Jerome Simpson apparently really loves smoking weed. Or maybe he’s a pot dealer on the side. It’s really hard to tell with Bengals players these days.

Cincinnati police intercepted a package that was sent from California to Simpson’s house that contained two and a half pounds of marijuana. When the cops showed up to search the house they found six more pounds of pot inside the house along with Bengals fourth-year tackle Anthony Collins and an unamed woman.
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With a ban on smoking in city parks, this year Meridian joined other governments and businesses that continue to limit where people can light up.
It’s part of a trend that makes it harder and harder for smokers to find places to smoke. And measures like the Meridian park ban could be part of the reason adult smoking rates in Idaho have gone done over the past 15 years.
On Sept. 1, the Woodgrain Millwork facilities in Nampa and Fruitland implemented a smoke free policy on all business property. Ream more »

Smokers in the Gulf oil producers could have second thoughts to continue smoking when they come face to face with grim images on the hazards of such a habit occupying most of their cigarette packages or tobacco products under a new law approved by member states this week.

The law will be enforced in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in August 2012 and it includes unified graphic warnings to be printed on all cigarette boxes and tobacco used in hookah and other smoking tools.
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McHenry County College is becoming a tobacco-free campus effective Oct. 1.

“The goal of becoming a tobacco-free campus is to promote a safe, clean and healthy learning environment for our students, employees and community patrons,” said Lena Kalemba, RN and MCC’s director of health and wellness.

The MCC board of trustees passed a new policy banning smoking on campus at its August meeting. Official enforcement of that policy begins Oct. 1.
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The Danville Town Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to adopt smoking and medical marijuana bans within town limits. The added section 32-94 of the Danville municipal Code bans medical marijuana dispensaries within Danville town limits, while the amended section 13-2.3 prohibits smoking on all town-owned and maintained recreational facilities.
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Green Smoke electric cigarette has been known the world over as the leading manufacture of e cigarettes. Not only has this brand helped several million users get hold of the best electric cigarettes at highly affordable prices, the Green Smoke has also helped millions of chain smokers quit smoking regular cigarettes and adopt a suitable alternative. This is probably the main reason why Green Smoke enjoys millions of customers which are growing leaps and bounds on a daily basis.
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Since Aug. 1, students have been left with limited options when it comes to smoking on campus. They can face withdrawal symptoms, leave campus to smoke, break the tobacco-free policy or hot box themselves in their cars with a cigarette.

These options leave students with unfair repercussions such as being exposed to 10 times the concentration of second-hand smoke while smoking in the car, Ream more »