Supremes Invalidate Wacky Tobaccy Law

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Posted to Business on Fri Feb 22, 2008 at 06:31:35 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

In a 9-0 decision the Supreme Court struck down a state law in Maine which required trucking companies to play a part in the war on underage smoking.

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Upscale Grocer Dumps Tobacco

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Posted to Business on Wed Jan 09, 2008 at 08:19:56 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Wegmans Grocery released a statement on Friday that it will no longer sell tobacco products to customers, citing health concerns.  

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When The Cold, Hard Facts Don't Work, Scare The Smoke Out Of Them

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Posted to Politics on Thu Aug 02, 2007 at 11:20:49 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Smoking kills!  Is there anyone who'd care to take the time to dispute that notion?  In spite of the various Surgeon General warning labels printed on the side of cigarette packs, people seem to insist on smoking.  So, how do we go about kicking up the warnings a notch to get the message across that smoking kills?  In the minds of some US Senators, what's needed are grisly photos of the consequences of smoking printed right on the pack.

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All Drugs Are Dangerous, Even The Ones People Know And Love And Use Every Day

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Posted to Politics on Mon Mar 26, 2007 at 09:15:47 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.

A study that was recently released in the UK under the direction of David Nutt, has called for a new framework for classifying drugs - a framework that classifies drugs based on "their actual risks to society" which would include adding alcohol and tobacco to the list of drugs needing regulated.

According to existing British drug policy, alcohol and tobacco are legal, while cannabis and ecstasy are illegal. "The current drug system is ill thought- out and arbitrary," said Nutt, referring to the practice of assigning drugs to three divisions, ostensibly based on the drugs' potential for harm. Tobacco causes 40 percent of all hospital illnesses, while alcohol is blamed for more than half of all visits to hospital emergency rooms. The substances also harm society in other ways, damaging families and occupying police services.

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