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Nobody can deny it. Big tobacco is really good at reading between the lines. In the newest legal loophole used by big tobacco, the federal government is reporting a tax loss of up to $1.1 billion thanks to the increasing popularity of pipes and cigars.
Pipe tobacco and cigars gained quite a bit of popularity from 2009 through 2011. One of the biggest reasons for its growing popularity is the fact ...
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It has long been suspected that big tobacco has known about the health risks associated with smoking for decades. Many believe that tobacco companies choose to ignore, or in some cases even lie about or cover up, the truth. The truth in this case, is that smoking can cause cancer and other serious health problems.
The problem is, through endless legal wrangling tobacco companies have been able to protect their claim ...
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Everyone knows that smoking isn’t safe. Even electronic cigarettes have their risks; while they contain fewer chemicals than a normal cig, they have higher amounts of nicotine per puff and make quitting tough even though they’re marketed as a “healthier” alternative to traditional smoking. But for one Florida man, the danger of smoking an E-cig took on a whole new shape.
While a man was attempting to kick the habit by ...
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Despite the country being in a state of recession, funding is still allocated both federally and locally for healthy lifestyle promotions. The largest amount of money goes to anti-smoking advertising and has for some time now. With tough economic times upon us, we’ve seen the amount of money given to anti-smoking campaigns dwindle but never go away entirely because, despite there being less money to spend on making people aware ...
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It’s estimated that some 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are thrown on the ground or in bodies of water each year. For the record, there are 12 zeros in a trillion, that’s a whole lot of litter.
We know that butts can be harmful to many animals if they happen to ingest them but a new study out of San Diego State University suggests that not all animals have to ...
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Apple-flavored tobacco will no longer be available in the Big Apple. A federal district court judge upheld a city ban that prohibits the sale of all flavored tobacco products (except cigarettes), with the exception of menthol and mint-flavored products.
According to a recent article, the ban pertains to “any fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb or spice” flavorings used in anything but cigarettes. The idea ...
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With smoking down, things are looking up in New York. According to a recent study smoking rates have dropped by a whopping 35% in New York and the state has reached an all-time low 14% smoking rate.
Mayor Bloomberg attributed the decrease preventative legislation that made smoking not only harder to do in public but considerably more expensive due to tax hikes. He also went on to give credit to an ...
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For as long as the game dates back, baseball has had a love affair with tobacco. If it weren’t for tobacco, we wouldn’t have baseball cards today – they originally came packaged with chewing tobacco; one of the earliest ways to target kids. Heck, even the term “bullpen” was created in 1860 by the Bull Durham tobacco company as a way to link their product to the game.
Fast -forward over ...
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In a never-ending attempt to make tobacco seem desirable and more importantly, cool, savvy big tobacco marketers are trying out a new idea that makes smoking not only cool but hands-on.
Jamaica has always been a country with prevalent smoking rates but now it will serve as a sort of test market to a new product: roll your own tobacco stores. U-Roll’em is ...
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Fighting tobacco usage is a non-stop battle. With something as pervasively addicting and easily accessible as tobacco (nicotine), achieving a reduction in usage requires us to never let our guards down. After years upon years of fighting, we’re finally starting to see some return on investment.
California recently announced that the state had reduced its smoking rate among adults to below 12% making it the second state to reach the federal ...
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