| Title | Intro | Date |
| Underage tobacco use, sales bring stiff penalties |
Do you know the law about underage tobacco use? According to the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division, 34 percent of Iowa teens have reported using tobacco products. |
03/03/06 |
| N.C. cigarette-maker Liggett found not liable in smoker's death |
West Palm Beach, FL - North Carolina cigarette-maker Liggett Group Inc. is not responsible for the death of a Boca Raton woman who smoked the company's unfiltered Chesterfield brand, a jury decided. |
03/03/06 |
| New Smoking Program Geared at KoreAm Men |
In an effort to reduce smoking rates among Korean American males, the Center for Family and Community Health at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Korean Community Advisory Board (KCAB) are implementing a targeted innovative new study. |
03/03/06 |
| Clinic sues to revive smoking |
Area medical facility relies heavily on bingo proceeds, lawsuit says |
03/03/06 |
| Tobacco control efforts growing worldwide |
GENEVA – Countries around the world are taking effective measures to curb tobacco use, including strong legislation, graphic warning labels and advertising bans. |
02/24/06 |
| Event warns of tobacco |
Rick Bender walked onstage at Western Kentucky University's Downing University Center to talk about the devastating effects of his “brand of poison.” |
02/24/06 |
| Governor Signs New Underage Tobacco Prevention Act |
Gov. Mark Sanford has said underage smoking in South Carolina exceeds the national average. |
02/24/06 |
| Va. and Md. Reject Ban On Smoking |
Flirtations with smoking bans in Virginia and Maryland came to abrupt ends yesterday, as legislative panels in each state rejected bills that would have made restaurants and virtually all other public places smoke-free. |
02/24/06 |
| Tobacco tax may help health care |
Maryland Democrats seek to double levy |
02/22/06 |
| Haywood schools appear ready to pass tobacco ban |
Haywood County schools could go tobacco free starting in the fall of 2007, banning smoking and chewing not only for students, but also teachers, janitors, cafeteria workers, parents, sports fans, and anyone setting foot on a school campus or attending a s |
02/22/06 |
| Governor wants to redirect state tobacco funds |
Barbour proposes other uses for $20M in Partnership money |
02/17/06 |
| Small bars blast proposed smoking ban |
Neighborhood bar owners today ripped the state House for passing a workplace smoking bill that won’t let their customers light up but will let casino gamblers puff away. |
02/16/06 |
