Discount Cigarettes Online

Boston Looks to Ban Cigarette Sales in Pharmacies

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:28:20 +0000

Boston - Should a store that sells prescription medicines also be in the business of selling cigarettes, the nation’s leading cause of preventable deaths? Boston’s health Brahmins don’t think so. The city’s Public Health Commission is likely to give initial approval today to a ban on cigarette sales at pharmacies, the Boston Globe reports this morning. More… Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco

Tobacco tax hikes just hurt the poor

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:31:09 +0000

Canada - Smoking is an unhealthy, highly addictive behaviour that kills people. Still, tobacco is a legal product and governments make more money from it than tobacco companies. The hypocrisy is governments pass laws meant to stop people from smoking, and bow down to pressure from professional lobby groups such as Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).
That’s the group that helped convince Alberta politicians to last year enact the toughest tobacco law in Canada. More… Buy Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco Online

FDA control of tobacco may reshape industry

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:04:35 +0000

NEW YORK - If legislation passes to give the Food and Drug Administration the authority the regulate the tobacco industry, it could reshape the industry’s competitive landscape, Fitch Ratings said in a new report Thursday. More… Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco Products

Judge: State can sue R.J. Reynolds over claims

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:17:06 +0000

BURLINGTON, Vermont - A judge has rejected R.J. Reynolds’ request that he dismiss a state suit challenging the tobacco giant’s claim that its Eclipse cigarette is healthier than the average cigarette. More… Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Online

A new weapon to fight cancer - tobacco plants

admin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:17:00 +0000

Tobacco is better known as a cause of cancer rather than a potential cure. But scientists in Arizona and elsewhere believe tobacco plants may hold the key to developing a personalized cancer vaccine as well as treatments for other diseases. The experiments are part of a growing field of plant-based biotechnology, and the cancer treatment has gained enough traction to interest the likes of German drug giant Bayer. More…

Senators oppose FDA rules on tobacco

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:54:30 +0000

North Carolina Senator Elizabeth Dole says the federal Food and Drug Administration needs more money and staff but not for regulating tobacco. Bills in the U.S. House and Senate would give the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products. North Carolina Senators Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr oppose the measures. More… Buy Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Online

Smoke-free China a marathon challenge

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:04:27 +0000

BEIJING — Chinese fans are watching the Olympics on TV, puffing on cigarettes in a smoke-filled bar. Suddenly, when the Chinese team scores, they crush out their cigarettes and jump up to cheer. “Love China,” says a message on the screen. “Increase patriotism even more. Love a smoke-free Olympics.” That public-service advertisement was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, targeting TV viewers in China during the Olympics. More… Buy Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Online

Tobacco’s a stretch for FDA

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:09:13 +0000

Although we understand the well-intentioned impulse to slap cigarette makers with more layers of government regulation, we’re skeptical of a bill in Congress that would give the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco.
Backers of the measure, which cleared the U.S. House overwhelmingly in July, claim it will make it much easier for the government to regulate cigarette marketing and contents, as well as the size and wording of new warning labels. More… Buy Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Online

Senecas lobby as Paterson weighs cigarette tax

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:11:12 +0000

ALBANY, N.Y. - Days before the New York Legislature will try to stem growing budget deficits, leaders of the Seneca Nation pressed Gov. David Paterson’s office to veto a bill that would require collecting millions of dollars in taxes on cigarettes now sold tax-free by tribes.
Nothing was resolved Thursday, said spokesmen for the tribe and Paterson. “We continue to ask New York state to honor its treaties,” said Richard Nephew, chairman of the Seneca Nation’s Legislative Council. More… Buy Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Online

Comanche Nation agrees to higher tobacco tax

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:50:29 +0000

Oklahoma - The Comanche Nation has agreed to sell cigarettes at its smoke shops with a higher state tax, which will mean more revenue for the state of Oklahoma, while giving less revenue to the Comanche tribe. The compact went into effect on July 1, and requires Comanche smoke shops to sell tobacco with a 51.5-cent tax stamp. The tribe will still be able to sell their tobacco products with lower taxes than non-tribal shops, but with the increase, Oklahoma will see a bigger portion of the revenue generated on tribal land. It may be good for the state, but some smoke shop owners say it isn’t good for them. More… Buy Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Online