Smoking Rates on the Rise in New York City
New York City’s Department of Health released this week report which reveals that in the city there are more than 1 million smokers for the first time since 2007. The released data is quite alarming as...
View ArticlePennsylvania Passes Cigarette Tax Increase
After a long period of delay, the Pennsylvania House finally approved a bill which imposes to increase taxes on cigarettes. The new tax of $2 per pack will be used to fund schools. The bill passed with...
View ArticlePall Mall to Have New Package Design
Last week, on Friday, the representatives of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. told the tobacco company plans to modify the packaging of its Pall Mall cigarette brand, so that it could have a more contemporary...
View ArticleFramingham Wants to Raise Tobacco Buying Age to 21
In order to prevent youth from smoking, the Board of Health wants to increase the minimum age to buy cigarettes in Framingham, Massachusetts, from 18 to 21. The Board would consider the proposal on its...
View ArticleGov. Bentley Proposed to Increase Tobacco Tax in Alabama
Current Governor of Alabama Robert J. Bentley presented last week his plan of taxes increase in the state. He is looking for a way to fill the budget deficit which needs $700 million dollar and his...
View ArticlePrinceton is 7th NJ City to Increase Tobacco Buying Age
Young people in Princeton, New Jersey, will no loner be able to buy cigarettes as the city increased to 21 the age for buying tobacco. On Monday, the city’s Health Board adopted new ordinance...
View Article$2.29 Cigarette Tax Proposed in Kansas
Smokers in Kansas who use a pack of cigarettes a day soon may have to pay monthly $70 for their habit, because Gov. Sam Brownback proposed to raise cigarette taxes in the state. Recently he came with a...
View ArticleTougher Tobacco Rules in Sonoma
Authorities in Sonoma, California, want to impose stricter regulations to tobacco retailers in order to make it more difficult for children to buy slim cigarettes in shops. Last week the City Council...
View ArticleMinneapolis Considers Restricting Flavored Tobacco Sales
Officials in Minneapolis want to impose more severe restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco. Those who proposed the idea say that the restriction will help to keep e-cigarettes and flavoured...
View ArticleKansas State Fair 2016 to be Smoke-Free
Officials want to make modifications in smoking policies for Kansas State Fair 2016. In order to ensure the policy enforcement by gauging public interest there was launced an online survey. With 6...
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