Category Archives: Cigarette News
Cigarettes versus marijuana: Why one is legal and the other not
Imagine this. You are driving from Montana or Oregon. You arrive in Illinois. You are stopped by the police for a traffic violation. A search of your vehicle reveals your stash of marijuana. You whip out your prescription for the weed or the Medical Marijuana I.D. card issued by your state. The handcuffs go on, you go to jail. You … Continue reading
Campaign Starts For Another $1-A-Pack Tax Hike On Cigarettes
The folks who campaigned for the new 9% alcohol sales tax and the $2-a-pack cigarette tax are pushing for an additional $1-a-pack tax on cigarettes to help fund health care. The Maryland Citizens Health Initiative, headed by Vinny DeMarco, is scheduled to announce today a new coalition of groups backing a 50% hike in the cigarette tax. The tax hike … Continue reading
Wisconsin gets $9.5 million to help pregnant, postpartum women quit smoking
Two federal grants totaling $9.5 million over five years aim to help pregnant and postpartum Wisconsin women quit smoking. Smoking during pregnancy affects the health of a mother and her baby, increasing the risk of a stillbirth, preterm delivery at a low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), childhood cancers, respiratory and behavioral issues, and death. It also costs … Continue reading
Tobacco-free Weddings in China
The latest tobacco-free wedding campaigns has received less response from Chinese people since leading brands of cigarettes and wines are a must items at wedding banquets, reported Xinhua news agency on Wednesday. Recently, health experts and officers have initiated tobacco-free wedding campaigns nations wide as one of the effective way to raise public awareness. Tobacco is deeply rooted in the … Continue reading
Sale of small cigarette packs banned
From October 1 onwards, the making and import of packs containing less than 20 cigarettes will be banned in Pakistan, reports The News. The ban, issued by Inter-Provincial Coordination Ministry, is meant to discourage smoking among youngsters, who find small cigarette packs cheaper. Tobacco companies must halt production of packs with less than 20 cigarettes, and shopkeepers must take them … Continue reading
BAT launches Lucky Strike Original Red
British American Tobacco (BAT) Korea said Tuesday that it would launch the legendary and authentic Lucky Strike Original Red, to be available in the local market this week. The Seoul-headquartered outfit said that the new product delivers “a distinctively full-bodied taste through a unique toasting process’” based on the highest grade of burley. It will be offered with 6mg tar … Continue reading
Cigars to get plain packaging
Health Minister Nicola Roxon on Monday released a consultation paper explaining how plain-packaging rules for tobacco products other than cigarettes would work. Legislation requiring plain, olive green tobacco packaging is now before parliament. This new consultation will help the government develop regulations on how that legislation, once law,would apply to products other than cigarettes. The consultation paper proposes that the … Continue reading
Nora Aunor smoking a cigarette on “Yes! Magazine” cover
A group of doctors plans to tap show biz celebrities to help advocate for a healthy lifestyle in a smoke-free environment. The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) recently decided to tap entertainment icons as “role models” against tobacco use, “since they draw a larger following than doctors do,” said Dr. Mike Aragon, head of the PMA media affairs group. The idea … Continue reading
Robert Pattinson Chain Smoked on Breaking Dawn Set
Robert Pattinson’s nasty smoking habit is well known. Sometimes on the set, he even chain smokes. Guri Weinberg, the actor who plays Stefan in “Breaking Dawn, Part 1″ tells a hilarious story about the “Twilight” vampire. Shooting any movie always involves a lot of down time. Rob’s girlfriend Kristen Stewart is also a heavy smoker. But Guri, a smoker as … Continue reading
