Colorado is on the bri… . FILE – In this Dec. 31, 2013 file photo, partygoers smoke marijuana during a Prohibition-era themed New Year’s Eve invite-only party celebrating the start of retail pot sales, at a bar in Denver.
Category: Smoking
New reports suggests La. could be doing more to help smokers quit
According to the recent State of Tobacco Control 2017 report from the American Lung Association, Louisiana received an F grade in several categories when it comes to helping smokers in the state. “While the report states that the State of Louisiana’s Tobacco Control programs are failing Louisiana smokers, it does not adequately reflect the service made available for no charge to Louisiana residents by the New Orleans-based Smoking Cessation Trust , that are successfully helping smokers quit.
Cigar Advisor Master Blenders Podcast Spotlights Room101 Cigars’ Matt Booth
For those with their ear not as close to the cigar industry ground, it was recently reported that Room101 Cigars founder, Matt Booth, was departing the business. For the immediate future that seems to be the case.
Israeli army has a smoking problem, new study finds
Nearly 40 percent of Israelis are smokers by the time they finish their compulsory army service, according to a new study. That is twice as high as the overall national rate and dramatically higher than among American soldiers, according to the study published Monday in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
Trump Is Giving A Beleaguered Vaping Industry Renewed Hope
Leaders in the vaping industry are hopeful President Donald Trump will help slash regulations threatening to put electronic cigarette vendors across the country out of business. E-cigarette manufacturers and vendors faced a brutal year of new rules and regulations from the federal government and localities throughout many states.
It’s time to raise Indiana’s cigarette tax
Hoosiers hate taxes, but it’s hard to find a Hoosier leader who opposes the idea of doubling our tax on cigarettes. Now, Indiana can point to two good reasons to raise the tax.
It’s time to raise Indiana’s cigarette tax
Hoosiers hate taxes, but it’s hard to find a Hoosier leader who opposes the idea of doubling our tax on cigarettes. Now, Indiana can point to two good reasons to raise the tax.
Letters: Tribune coverage ‘wacky’ in its own right
The Portland Tribune recently printed a front-page article having to do with Measure 97’s failure, and an editorial castigating the “wackiness” of the recent city tax imposed on corporations and CEO salaries. The article is carefully framed to put the onus on proponents’ failure to connect with voters, that the measure was poorly written and misunderstood;.