| Title | Intro | Date |
| Court okays Wills , Rothmans merger |
The Supreme Court of New South Wales on Monday approved the merger of tobacco manufacturers W.D. & H.O. Wills Holdings Ltd and Rothmans Holdings Ltd. |
08/22/99 |
| Big Tobacco Firms Shun the Internet |
The right to Internet use can quickly turn into wrong when the young -- too young to legally smoke -- are smoking cigarettes they obtained from a cigarette shop somewhere on the Web. |
08/20/99 |
| U.S. Discount Importers Want To Stop Tobacco Deal |
A group of 55 discount cigarette importers have sued to overturn the national tobacco settlement, claiming that it unfairly burdens them. |
08/20/99 |
| Teenagers' Use of Drugs Dipped in '98 |
Illicit drug use by American teenagers dropped sharply last year, with less than one in 10 youths now saying they use cocaine, marijuana or other illegal drugs, according to a federal survey released yesterday. |
08/19/99 |
| Tobacco Grower Settlement Approved |
A judge in the superior court of Wake County, N.C., has entered an order approving the National Tobacco Grower Settlement Trust, a fund set up to assist U.S. tobacco growers hurt by the multi-state agreement reached last November, four leading tobacco com |
08/19/99 |
| Tobacco Grower Settlement Approval Seen as Political |
A judge in the superior court of Wake County, N.C., has entered an order approving the National Tobacco Grower Settlement Trust, a fund set up to assist U.S. tobacco growers hurt by the multi-state agreement reached last November, four leading tobacco com |
08/19/99 |
| B&W Tobacco Files Complaint With International Trade Commission |
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, the nation's third largest tobacco manufacturer, has filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) charging that certain Florida and California-based importers are violating U.S. laws by dealing in |
08/18/99 |
| Study Shows Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk of Stroke |
People exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke are 82 percent more likely to suffer a stroke than people who aren't exposed to smoke, a new study says. |
08/18/99 |
| Polish man sues cigarette makers for 2.5 million |
A man whose mother died of lung cancer has filed suit against a Philip Morris factory in Poland and another cigarette maker for 2.5 million dollars, a judge said Tuesday. |
08/18/99 |
| Tobacco Co. Snuffs Out Importers |
A tobacco company wants to snuff out U.S. sales of cigarettes meant for overseas markets, claiming the practice confuses smokers and hurts everyone's profits, from the company down to distributors and retailers. |
08/18/99 |
| New Study links ETS with risk of a stroke |
A non-smoker's risk of having a stroke may go up to 82 percent with exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), according to the New Zealand Auckland Stroke Study. |
08/17/99 |
| Increasing cigarette sales on West Virginia / Maryland border |
Cigarette Sales at stores on Maryland border have boomed ever since the tobacco tax increase in Maryland. |
08/17/99 |
