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Tobacco display ban in large shops comes into force
BBC News
A ban on the display of cigarettes and other tobacco products in large shops in Scotland has come into force. | Public Health Minister Michael Matheson said the move will help prevent young people from taking up smoking. | Under the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010, the sale ...
Hike may make SA tobacco unviable
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‘Hike may make SA tobacco unviable’
Independent online
Johannesburg - A government-ordered increase in farm wages has boosted costs for tobacco farmers in South Africa and threatens to make the industry unviable, a group representing growers and manufacturers said. | The minimum daily wage for all farmworkers was boosted by 52 percent to 105 rand ($11.0...
Sarah Palin chewing tobacco threat was about 'dipping' on-stage
The Examiner
It's not difficult picturing Sarah Palin chewing tobacco given her rugged ways. FOX Nation reports May 3 that she threatened to open a tin can of chew and "dip" on-stage at the NRA Convention in Houston Friday. | Palin was wearing a blue t-shirt that...
Sarah Palin Brings Chewing Tobacco To NRA Speech [Video]
The Inquisitr
Posted: May 3, 2013 | Sarah Palin threatened to start using chewing tobacco today in light of Mayor Bloomberg’s new initiative in New York City. | The former Vice Presidential candidate, who was speaking at an NRA convention in Houston today, t...
Watch: Palin Quotes Shakespeare, Threatens To Chew Tobacco During Lively NRA Convention Speech
IMDb
Taking the stage in a t-shirt that read "Women Hunt" in pink lettering, Sarah Palin riled up the crowd at today's NRA convention in Houston, Texas. Palin spoke for more than 12 minutes about her strong defense of the Second Amendment a...
Tobacco lobby told Government: branding ban will cost you millions
The Independent
Department of Health civil servants met lobbyists from the cigarette manufacturer Imperial Tobacco before the Government shelved proposals to introduce plain packaging laws this week, it can be revealed. | The lobbyists warned the health officials th...
Tabacalera Zapata: Cigar Review
The Examiner
Tabacalera Zapata; “Tobacco Shoe” in Spanish, is the third cigar recently announced from Kuutz, LLC. It comes in five vitolas: Toro Gordo ( 6 X 60 ), Belicosos ( 5 1/2 x 54 ), Toro ( 6 X 52 ), Robustos ( 5 1 /4 x 50 ), Coronas ( 5 1/4 x 44 ). | T...
Hoyo De Monterrey Petit Robusto, Habanos S.A. cigar review (Photos)
The Examiner
Rating for Hoyo De Monterrey Petit Robusto | 4 | A fine Spring finally seems to have descended on the Philadelphia region, after a lot of fits and starts. It's the season for lawn and yardwork, and after a grueling day battling weeds, garden beds, mo...
State register of tobacco sellers mooted
NZ Herald
Anti-smoking group says a licensing system would enhance enforcement of control laws | The Health Ministry said it was working on the idea of forcing tobacco retailers to be listed on a state register of tobacco outlets. | Having some form of registe...
Council hears input on proposal to raise tobacco-buying age to 21
Newsday
More than 40 people showed up for the City Council's Health Committee hearing on bills that would raise the minimum age to buy tobacco in the Big Apple to 21 and prevent the open display of cigarettes in stores. | City Health Commissioner Thomas Farl...



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