Pot leaves are easy to find on Facebook pages. But the nation’s largest social-networking site has decided they cannot appear in advertisements, prohibiting them as “illegal content.” The policy was disclosed Tuesday after a national campaign promoting legalization accused Facebook of censoring political speech. The Just Say Now campaign said the popular website rejected its ads after they had run for more than a week. The ads featured the readily recognizable leaf and asked the website’s users to “sign the petition to President Obama to support states’ rights to legalize marijuana.” ... read more >>
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Tobacco ban plan sparks debate
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
WESTFORD — Board of Health members tackled a burning issue last night as to whether or not to ban the sale of tobacco products at pharmacies in town. After a somewhat heated discussion, with members split, Chairman Zac Cataldo made a motion to continue the public hearing until more information can be received from the Massachusetts Municipal Association on how the ban has affected other cities and towns in the state. ... read more >>
WESTFORD — Board of Health members tackled a burning issue last night as to whether or not to ban the sale of tobacco products at pharmacies in town. After a somewhat heated discussion, with members split, Chairman Zac Cataldo made a motion to continue the public hearing until more information can be received from the Massachusetts Municipal Association on how the ban has affected other cities and towns in the state. ... read more >>
Petrol firms burnt by cigarette sales
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
PETROL giants trying to make up lost revenue from falling cigarette sales are to turn the weekly price cycle on its head. Cheap Tuesday, once known for its long queues at petrol stations across Sydney, is about to become the most expensive day to buy petrol.
NRMA data collected since June 1 showed the most expensive time of the week to buy unleaded petrol had moved from Sunday morning, to Sunday afternoon, to Monday morning and now Monday afternoon. ... read more >>
PETROL giants trying to make up lost revenue from falling cigarette sales are to turn the weekly price cycle on its head. Cheap Tuesday, once known for its long queues at petrol stations across Sydney, is about to become the most expensive day to buy petrol.
NRMA data collected since June 1 showed the most expensive time of the week to buy unleaded petrol had moved from Sunday morning, to Sunday afternoon, to Monday morning and now Monday afternoon. ... read more >>
State to return Seneca truck, cigarettes
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
ALBANY — Just two days after seizing a truck owned by a Seneca Nation businessman and the thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes inside it, the state tax department backed down Wednesday. ... read more >>
ALBANY — Just two days after seizing a truck owned by a Seneca Nation businessman and the thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes inside it, the state tax department backed down Wednesday. ... read more >>
Cigarette maker Lorillard to launch non-menthol version of Newport brand amid federal review
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Cigarette maker Lorillard is planning to launch a non-menthol version of its popular Newport brand as a federal panel reviews the public health effects of menthol cigarettes. The Greensboro, N.C., company says it will introduce Newport Non-Menthol in November. ... read more >>
Cigarette maker Lorillard is planning to launch a non-menthol version of its popular Newport brand as a federal panel reviews the public health effects of menthol cigarettes. The Greensboro, N.C., company says it will introduce Newport Non-Menthol in November. ... read more >>
Calif. NAACP backs legal pot measure
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
NAACP leaders in California said Monday they support a state referendum on the November ballot to legalize marijuana. Alice Huffman, president of the NAACP California chapter, said in a statement the war on drugs has failed and disproportionately affects young ethnic minorities, black males in particular, the Los Angeles Times reported. ... read more >>
NAACP leaders in California said Monday they support a state referendum on the November ballot to legalize marijuana. Alice Huffman, president of the NAACP California chapter, said in a statement the war on drugs has failed and disproportionately affects young ethnic minorities, black males in particular, the Los Angeles Times reported. ... read more >>
Anger rises over new cigarette tax
Monday, June 21st, 2010
There’s plenty of anger among smokers and the Seneca Nation about plans in Albany to hike the cigarette tax and collect it on reservations. Monday’s emergency spending bill will include a plan to increase New York State Cigarette Tax up to $4.35, making it the highest in the nation. “Beaurocratic crap, that’s what I call it!” ... read more >>
There’s plenty of anger among smokers and the Seneca Nation about plans in Albany to hike the cigarette tax and collect it on reservations. Monday’s emergency spending bill will include a plan to increase New York State Cigarette Tax up to $4.35, making it the highest in the nation. “Beaurocratic crap, that’s what I call it!” ... read more >>
Peru police give Van der Sloot murder case to prosecutors
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Joran van der Sloot ’s confession in the murder of a 21-year-old woman — allegedly smashing her face and strangling her — was so complete that police decided there was no need to take him to the crime scene for a walkthrough, according to Peru’s criminal police chief. The case against the young Dutchman, who also remains the lone suspect in the Natalee Holloway missing-teenager case, goes to prosecutors Thursday so they can file formal charges, said the official, Gen. Cesar Guardia. ... read more >>
Joran van der Sloot ’s confession in the murder of a 21-year-old woman — allegedly smashing her face and strangling her — was so complete that police decided there was no need to take him to the crime scene for a walkthrough, according to Peru’s criminal police chief. The case against the young Dutchman, who also remains the lone suspect in the Natalee Holloway missing-teenager case, goes to prosecutors Thursday so they can file formal charges, said the official, Gen. Cesar Guardia. ... read more >>
“Big Tobacco” Sues NYC Over Anti-Cigarette Posters
Friday, June 4th, 2010
A new resolution by the New York City Board of Health — requiring cigarette merchants to publicize the health risks of smoking — has the nation’s three largest tobacco companies in a tizzy. Phillip Morris USA, Lorillard, and Reynolds are claiming that the new “graphic campaign”, which boasts images of cigarette-afflicted lungs, violate the First Amendment. ... read more >>
A new resolution by the New York City Board of Health — requiring cigarette merchants to publicize the health risks of smoking — has the nation’s three largest tobacco companies in a tizzy. Phillip Morris USA, Lorillard, and Reynolds are claiming that the new “graphic campaign”, which boasts images of cigarette-afflicted lungs, violate the First Amendment. ... read more >>
Summary Box: Camel maker Reynolds American to close 2 cigarette plants, expand smokeless ops
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Tobacco company Reynolds American Inc. said Friday it will close two cigarette plants — one in its headquarters city in Winston-Salem, N.C., and another in Puerto Rico — as it adjusts to declining demand for cigarettes. The nation’s second-largest cigarette maker said production of cigarettes like Camel and Pall Mall will start to shift to its largest facility in nearby Tobaccoville, N.C., this summer. Workers at the Winston-Salem plant will transition to the other facility. ... read more >>
Tobacco company Reynolds American Inc. said Friday it will close two cigarette plants — one in its headquarters city in Winston-Salem, N.C., and another in Puerto Rico — as it adjusts to declining demand for cigarettes. The nation’s second-largest cigarette maker said production of cigarettes like Camel and Pall Mall will start to shift to its largest facility in nearby Tobaccoville, N.C., this summer. Workers at the Winston-Salem plant will transition to the other facility. ... read more >>
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