Category Archives: Cigarette News
Snoop Dogg To Release Smokable Book
With an autobiography and a novel under his belt, rapper Snoop Dogg is taking the logical next step to literary stardom with the release of a book of his song lyrics that can be rolled up and smoked on completion. Rolling Words: A Smokable Songbook contains the lyrics of songs including Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang and Gin and Juice. … Continue reading
‘Mad Men’ game full of pixelated whiskey and cigarettes
“Mad Men” returned to television last night after an interminably long wait. Mad Men: The Game on YouTube should help tide you over until the next episode airs. There are more than 40 different videos in the game, so you have quite a few paths to explore — with plenty of hard liquor and 8-bit cigarette smoke along the way. … Continue reading
Best Cigar Prices Reveals the History of the Cigar
Best Cigar Prices, a leading online distributor of brand name, premium cigars and cigar humidors, has gone back to the beginning to reveal the history of the cigar in a new article on their site titled “The History of the Cigar.” “Everyone knows what a cigar is and which cigars are the best, but do you know where cigars came … Continue reading
Britney Spears Caught Smoking at Playboy Mansion?
Britney Spears seems to be into the sticks these days! Photos of Britney puffing on a cigarette while hanging out at the Playboy Mansion last week have surfaced via Twitter. Of course this begs two questions. First, what is Britney Spears doing at the Playboy Mansion and more importantly, isn’t smoking bad for one’s singing yet alone overall health. Look, … Continue reading
Cigarettes to be more expensive starting with July 1
Bucharest – The price of a pack of cigarettes will increase by 15 to 20 bani from July 1, with the increase of total excise from EUR 76.6 per 1,000 cigarettes to EUR 79.19 per 1.000 cigarettes as is provided in the calendar of alignment of excise duties on tobacco, set up until 2017. The average weighted retail for the … Continue reading
Angelina Jolie is Chain-Smoking, Drinking, and Bursting into Tears
It seems that recent criticism of Angelina Jolie has sent the insecure celeb on crying jags and has her smoking cigarettes and drinking to the point of drunkenness. Apparently producers of her new movie, Maleficent, are concerned that Angelina’s gaunt appearance and new chain-smoking habit do not auger well. A Hollywood source told In Touch Print Edition, March 26, that … Continue reading
A Boost for Keeping Menthol Cigarettes Legal
A Food and Drug Administration scientist has found a lower risk of dying from lung cancer among menthol smokers compared to non-menthol smokers at ages 50 and over, according to a report in the Winston-Salem Journal. The scientist, Brian Rostron of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, studied data of 6,074 smokers from 1987 to 2006, including 1,417 who smoked … Continue reading
Hawaii Lawmakers Move to Hike Tobacco Tax by 70 Percent
Tobacco products could be a lot more expensive in Hawaii if some state legislators get their way. The state Senate Health Committee endorsed legislation that would increase the excise tax on tobacco to 70 percent, or $3.20 per product. The lawmakers hope the levy increase will reduce smoking and tobacco use in the state, according to the Associated Press. Senate … Continue reading
China's Tobacco Monopoly Bigger by Profit Than HSBC
China National Tobacco Corp., the nation’s cigarette monopoly, may be larger by annual profit than HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), according to a rare release of the company’s financial data. The state-owned tobacco company had net income of 117.7 billion yuan ($18.7 billion) in 2010 on sales of 770.4 billion yuan. Industrial Bank Co. released the … Continue reading
Smoking is cool, says DSquared: Cigarettes on the catwalk and the front row at Milan show
For DSquared’s last fashion show in September, they had models strolling up the catwalk with smudged make-up, in mud-splattered jeans and holding bottles of Heineken. It was like being transported straight to Glastonbury. And just six months on, the Canadian designers have again taken a leaf out of Kate Moss’ book by getting their models to walk down the runway … Continue reading
