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Exploring Retailers Abandonment Of Cigarettes Sales
Nov 22, 2011
Patricia McDaniel, Ph.D. is an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from Rutgers University. She completed a...
New Cigarette Tax Would Help Save Many Lives
Nov 20, 2011
Thursday marks the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout, a day the society started in 1976 in California to encourage smokers to quit, nonsmokers not to start and for Californians...
Nov 6, 2011
Smokers and cheap cigarette online users will no longer be hired at Providence Alaska Medical Center starting Nov. 17, according to hospital officials.When prospective hires apply they will take a...
Alaska Woman Files Lawsuit Against Cigarettes Giant
Oct 18, 2011
The common-law wife of a man who died of lung cancer has filed a civil lawsuit against the nation's largest cigarettes online company, accusing it of engaging in a deceptive advertising...
Smoke-Free Rental Housing Bill
Sep 10, 2011
Calif. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) announced today that Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law SB 332. This new law expands the availability of smoke-free housing in California by allowing...
Sep 9, 2011
Researchers with the University of California, San Francisco and the University of California, Merced will examine the effectiveness of state and local anti-smoking cigarettes programs across the...
LA Not Doing Enough To Stop Smoking And Cancer
Aug 29, 2011
A new report from the American Cancer Society says Louisiana is not doing enough to prevent the disease. The cancer society says a lot of it's due to low taxes and the legislature's unwillingness...
Smokeless Cigarettes Part Of Army Regulation Smoking Restrictions
Aug 28, 2011
With Army regulations restricting the areas of use for smoking cigarettes, smokeless cheap cigarette online has become a popular alternative. Many users believe smokeless cigarettes store is more...
Seeing Past The Smoke Of MV's Cigarettes Scores
Jul 31, 2011
For the second year in a row, a local coalition has awarded Mountain View its highest marks in cigarettes-control efforts among cities in Santa Clara County.However, the 'A' given by the...
New Policy Limits Cigarettes Use At SCSU
Jul 30, 2011
St. Cloud State University today begins a yearlong countdown to the elimination of buy cigarettes use on campus.The first step of the phased-in change is the designation of 21 locations on campus...
Michigan's Smoking Ban Popular
Jul 29, 2011
Two reports released today show public support for Michigan's year-old smoking cigarettes ban is growing, and compliance is high.A statewide poll commissioned by the American Cancer Society...
Council Gives Nod Of Support To Cigarettes Ban At County Fair
Jul 28, 2011
The Coos County Fair is known for its aroma.The spicy smell of grilled meat, the sweet smell of fried scones and air-whipped cotton candy, along with the sometimes odiferous smell of farm animals...
Jul 27, 2011
Earlier this month, spurred by a group of local students, the South Portland City Council banned the use of cheap cigarette online products from city-owned parks, beaches and recreation...
Oregon Colleges And Universities Plan To Go Smoke-free
Jul 26, 2011
On a sunny morning last week, a handful of students smoke cigarettes cigarettes as they stand on a small patch of gravel on the edge of Portland Community College's Sylvania campus. More come,...
Myrtle Beach City Council To Mull Smoking Ban
Jul 25, 2011
Three serious presentations at Tuesday morning's workshop gave Myrtle Beach City Council members a lot to consider - smoking cigarettes, energy and violence."Do you want a total ban?"...
Smoke Free Horry Continues Push For Smoking Ban
Jul 24, 2011
Myrtle Beach City Council listened to several presentations from the public during a meeting Tuesday.Smoke Free Horry and members of the American Cancer Society answered council members questions...
Augusta Commission Moves To Ban Smoking
Jul 23, 2011
Where Molly Kitchens works it's not just the grill that smokes.And she doesn't believe Augusta Commissioners should change that.“It should be up to the bar owners and the customers based...
Cigarettes Bonds To Rescue Minnesota, For Now
Jul 22, 2011
The budget deal that ended a government shutdown in Minnesota this week leans heavily on a strategy that critics deride as a gimmick but supporters view as a lifeline: tapping into money the state...
Florida Supreme Court Upholds $28.3 Million Jury Verdict In First Of About 8,000 Smoker Cases
Jul 21, 2011
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a $28.3 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds cigarettes store Co. in the first of about 8,000 lawsuits that have been filed against cigarette companies...
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Appeal In Broad Smoker Case
Jul 20, 2011
In a decision with huge implications for lawsuits against buy cigarette online companies, the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear R.J. Reynolds appeal of a $28.3 million verdict in...
R.J. Reynolds Has Limited Options On Cigarettes Cases
Jul 19, 2011
The Florida Supreme Court yesterday upheld a $28 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds, affirming the first of thousands of cases that will be tried following the dismantling of a statewide class...
Smoking Ban Violators Under Fire
Jul 18, 2011
The Cuyahoga County Health Department says the Suburban Inn in Parma owes some 70-thousand dollars in fines.It's one of the state's most notorious offenders.Despite over four years of enforcement...
Smoking Fines Start To Cost Bar Owners
Jul 17, 2011
Smoking fines start to cost bar owners their liquor licenses; Gov. Kasich is expected to weigh in on bill to relax restrictions on companies drawing water from Lake Erie; Ohio's newly appointed...
Texas State Bans Cigarettes Use On Campus
Jul 16, 2011
Texas State University will become cigarettes-free on both its San Marcos and Round Rock campuses effective Aug. 1, University President Denise M. Trauth announced today.In a written statement...
Jul 15, 2011
For many New Yorkers, owning a 1,000-square-foot one-bedroom condo in a posh Upper East Side doorman building is a dream come true.But they don’t live next door to Jane’s chain-smoking...
Sunrise Hospital Snuffs Smoking
Jul 14, 2011
If you want to smoke cigarettes or chew cheap cigarettes at Sunrise Hospital, you'll have to go somewhere else.No, not outside the entrance.And not in the parking lot, either. Not even if you're...
Attorney General Plans Enforcement Over Cigarette Sales
Jul 13, 2011
Attorney General Gary King's office said Wednesday it plans to take enforcement action over what it views as the illegal sale of some cigarettes online at a store owned by state Indian Affairs...
L.B. Gets Mixed Reviews On Three Measures
Jul 12, 2011
During a busy City Council meeting, members of the public had different takes that ranged from praise to criticism on three city ordinances.During the June 28 meeting, the council approved...
Paramus Health Board Bans Smoking In Public Places
Jul 11, 2011
Paramus is once again at the forefront of buy cigarette online control, as the Board of Health unanimously adopted an ordinance that prohibits smoking cigarettes in borough parks, playgrounds,...
Judge Recuses Himself In Worcester Cigarettes Ad Lawsuit
Jul 10, 2011
A federal lawsuit challenging the city’s ban on visible cigarettes online product advertising has been moved to Boston after Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV recused himself.Judge Saylor, who sits in...
Jul 9, 2011
As the state's largest university heads into its first smoke-free semester, the leadership of Northern Michigan University is watching intently.A smoking cigarettes ban that took effect July 1 at...
Jul 8, 2011
Smokers are no longer welcome in any park owned by the City of Kingston as of Tuesday night when the Common Council voted to ban smoking cigarettes it its parks in an attempt to limit its overall...
Cigarette Blamed For Fire That Killed Wilmington Man
Jul 7, 2011
An elderly man is dead after an afternoon fire in Wilmington, and investigators say an improperly discarded cigarette was the cause. The fire started around 1:30 p.m. at 108 Charter Drive off...
Jul 6, 2011
Byram may soon become Mississippi's latest city to ban smoking cigarettes.Jackie Carter, a representative from the Mississippi cheap cigarettes Free Coalition of Hinds County spoke to the Byram...
State Anti-smoking Programs Fall Victim To Bad Politics
Jul 5, 2011
Anti-smoking cigarettes advocates were given a choice in the closing days of the 2011 legislative session.They could end their opposition to exempting cigar lounges and cigarettes online shops from...
Statewide Smoking Ban's Impact On Business Minimal
Jul 4, 2011
Like most tavern owners, Pat Nohelty was more than a little worried when Wisconsin's statewide smoking cigarettes ban went into effect last July.With half his patrons dedicated smokers, Nohelty...
No Improper Cigarettes Sales Found During Check
Jul 3, 2011
Man dies after being hit by car near BayfairA 79-year-old man died Wednesday evening after being hit by a vehicle near Bayfair Mall, police said.Karl Eric Karlsson, of San Lorenzo, was walking...
Jul 2, 2011
The Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday killed a plan by county health officials to apply for a five-year, $10-million federal grant for health programs, including those that reduce obesity...
Menthol Preference Among Smokers: Association With TRPA1 Variants
Jul 1, 2011
Introduction: Preference for smoking cigarettes menthol cheap cigarettes differs from individual to individual and population to population in ways that may provide higher levels of nicotine intake...
Supreme Court Upholds Smoking Ban In Juneau
Jun 30, 2011
In a case that could have statewide implications, the Alaska Supreme Court on Friday upheld the City and Borough of Juneau’s smoking cigarettes ban for private clubs.The Fraternal Order of Eagles...
Landlords Protect Tenants From Secondhand Smoke
Jun 29, 2011
Several Tehama County landlords have been teaming up with Public Health staff to protect their tenants from the dangers of secondhand smoke. They, as well as their residents, are reaping the...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Lousiana Cigarettes Verdict
Jun 28, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a $270 million verdict in Louisiana against Philip Morris and other big cigarette companies, dashing their hopes that the court’s...
Board Of Governors Names Two New Members To UF Board Of Trustees
Jun 27, 2011
The Board of Governors today announced the appointment of two new members of the University of Florida Board of Trustees.Charles B. Edwards, currently a member of the Board of Governors, is a...
Ex-Cigarettes Exec Among Those Approved As UF Trustees
Jun 26, 2011
A former cigarettes executive is one of the new members of the University of Florida board of trustees.The Florida Board of Governors voted Thursday to approve Susan Cameron, former chief executive...
Voters Will Decide Tax For TOPS
Jun 25, 2011
Lawmakers who mourned defeat after Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoed a cigarette tax renewal celebrated victory Thursday night with approval of a constitutional amendment tying the tax renewal with...
Florida Federal Court Dismisses Medical Monitoring Claims Against Philip Morris USA
Jun 24, 2011
hilip Morris USA (PM USA) said that a federal judge in Florida yesterday dismissed a medical monitoring class action case because plaintiffs failed to allege a legally proper claim for medical...
Rays Eliminate Cigar From Tampa Smokers Throwback Jersey
Jun 23, 2011
In a region rich with baseball history, the Tampa Bay Rays have a wide selection of throwback jerseys worn by long-gone teams that have played in the Bay area over the past half-century.The St....
Cigarette Marketing To US Black Youth
Jun 22, 2011
Menthol cigarettes are marketed to African-American youths in a "predatory" manner through more ads and lower prices near California high schools, said a US study released on Friday.Researchers at...
Council To Consider Banning Smoking At City Parks
Jun 21, 2011
Children play in Muskogee parks every day, swinging, sliding, and zooming toy cars through the dirt and gravel.Parents watching their children play shudder at the idea of a toddler putting a...
Activists Say Devices Are Not A Good Substitute For Giving Up Smoking
Jun 20, 2011
Electronic cheap cigarettes have caught the attention of the Food and Drug Administration down through government channels to the local level.E-cigarette smokers and vendors testify the devices...
Jun 19, 2011
It's not unusual for incoming freshmen to have never heard of a hookah, but once they get to college it often becomes a socializing staple.Often viewed as a healthier alternative to smoking...
Vero Beach Officials Should Impose Smoking Restrictions
Jun 18, 2011
Should the city of Vero Beach ban smoking cigarettes at the city's parks and beaches?The issue was discussed recently by the Vero Beach Recreation Commission, which is gathering information on the...
Jun 17, 2011
Under the direction of USF President Judy Genshaft, a special advisory task force researched a potential smoking cigarettes ban on USF's campus. After polling 8,200 students and faculty, it...
50 Restaurants Promise Smoke-free Outdoor Dining
Jun 16, 2011
Fifty Riverside restaurants have joined a county campaign to make outdoor eating areas smoke-free for employees and customers.The goal of the Riverside County Department of Public Health's buy...
Smoking Strikes Out At Youth Sporting Events
Jun 15, 2011
Athletes and spectators attending Mississippi youth sporting events will now enjoy smoke-free air, thanks to recent legislation. The new law, passed in the 2010 session and signed by Gov. Haley...
Just How Far Should A Smoking Ban Go?
Jun 14, 2011
It’s been a little over a year since the city of Sedalia banned smoking cigarettes in city owned structures.And I’m a little shocked that it went as smoothly as it did: Sure, there were letters...
Jun 13, 2011
The Louisiana Legislature has passed and sent to Gov. Bobby Jindal a measure that makes permanent the state’s 4-cent cigarette tax.Jindal has promised to veto the legislation, saying it is...
School Survey Shows Less Smoking, More Bullying
Jun 12, 2011
Issaquah School District students are showing some promising — and some not so promising — trends on the 2010 Healthy Youth Survey.The district has given the survey every other October to...
Smokers Snuff Out Cigarettes As New Smoking Ordinance Takes Effect
Jun 11, 2011
Springfield smokers snuffed out their cheap cigarettes after midnight Friday at bars and restaurants as the city’s new smoking cigarettes ordinance went into effect.At Finnegan’s Wake, employee...
Lies From Louisville’s Metro Heath Department
Jun 10, 2011
Louisville’s Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMDPHAW) is still peddling its favorite brand of junk science, and has posted a colorful brochure on its website, warning of the...
Commissioners Made Right Decision With Vote
Jun 9, 2011
A level playing field. That's all we asked for when it comes to public health and protecting against harmful secondhand smoke.And that's what the Delaware County commissioners gave the citizens...
Senate Passes Bill To Allow Smoking, Food In Bars
Jun 8, 2011
Smokers in Nevada bars wouldn't have to put down their cigarettes to pick up a french fry under a bill approved by a late-night vote in the Legislature.With just three hours remaining in the...
Jun 7, 2011
As the warmer weather is upon us, we are likely to see more children and their families enjoying the outdoors. This is the time when many activities are being held in the open air among many...
Policies, Enforcement Critical To Protecting Public Health
Jun 6, 2011
Since 2004, the statewide smoke-free workplace law has been a resounding success, creating a healthier environment for thousands of employees and customers in the Commonwealth and reducing health...
Jun 5, 2011
Bars that allow smoking cigarettes in or around their properties could soon be forced to tell smokers to butt out, if Delaware County commissioners side with the county's cigarettes-Free Coalition...
Mercy's Smokers Policy Is Discriminatory
Jun 4, 2011
Starting July 1, Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines will no longer hire smokers at its hospitals and clinics. Job applicants will undergo testing for signs of cheap cigarettes use. If they test...
Smokers At Carle To Pay Extra For Health Insurance
Jun 3, 2011
Across the street from Carle Hospital, In six months cigarettes users who work at Carle Hospital will have to pay extra for their health insurance.Last week Carle sent out a letter to employees...
Group Discusses Proposed Smoking Ban For Fayetteville Bars
Jun 2, 2011
Members of the Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods last week weighed in on a proposal that would ban smoking cigarettes in all of the city’s bars.The measure, sponsored by Ward 1 alderwoman...
Sick Smokers Case Argued In Appeals Court
Jun 1, 2011
Amid a flood of smoking cigarettes-related lawsuits, R.J. Reynolds buy cigarettes Co. on Tuesday challenged a $15.75 million jury award in the case of man who started smoking cigarettes at age 14...
Police Say 50-year-old Store Clerk Sold Boys Cigarettes In Exchange For Spankings
May 31, 2011
Authorities in South Carolina say they arrested a 50-year-old convenience store clerk who sold cheap cigarettes and smokeless cheap cigarettes to boys after they let him spank them.Lexington County...
Puffers In A Huff Protest New Smoking Laws
May 30, 2011
Fuming over the new parks smoking cigarettes ban, a cigarette-puffing crowd protested Saturday by lighting up along the Coney Island Boardwalk.No Park Police came into sight during the...
Cabinet Approves Creation Of Unit To Fight Cigarettes Use
May 29, 2011
Health Ministry unit aims to reduce the number of places where smoking cigarettes is allowed, to restrict advertising, marketing of products.The establishment of a new Health Ministry unit to...
Parkgoers Seem Split On New Smoking Ban
May 28, 2011
Residents of New York City can now breathe easier. On Monday, a law banning smoking cigarettes at parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas went into effect.New York is now the largest city in the...
You Can Still Smoke In Some NYC Parks
May 27, 2011
The New York City smoking cigarettes ban went into effect this week, and we noted the lax enforcement language, in which the city admits, "We expect the new law will be enforced by New Yorkers...
They’re Not Giving Up Their Smokes In Washington Sq
May 26, 2011
A day after New York City banned all smoking cigarettes in public parks, Washington Square Park continued to puff away.On May 23, the city officially banned smoking cigarettes in all of its 1,700...
Framingham Board Of Health Goes Easy On Cigarette Violators
May 25, 2011
He said he refuses to sell to minors, which can provoke angry responses. "The last thing I get is, 'Screw you' and they drop the F-bomb on me," Patel told the board.Elias Mouawad, manager of...
Texas Smoking Ban Idea Now Tied To Treating Sick
May 24, 2011
After years of losing efforts to ban smoking cigarettes in Texas public places, supporters may have found their winning move.In a legislative session dominated by searing debates over a strained...
Smoking Rate Above National Average
May 23, 2011
Tennessee's smoking cigarettes rate is well above the national average.The National Center for Health Statistics said 24 percent of Tennessee's adults smoke, compared to the national rate of 15...
May 22, 2011
The Republicans who control the Alabama Legislature like to brag about how fast they can pass bills they believe are important to Alabamians.Where one issue is concerned, they're no better than the...
Discrimination And The Smokefree Universe Far
May 21, 2011
Smokers congregate outside the Acme Bar on San Pablo Avenue, blowing clouds of smoke cigarettes into the air of the smokefree business district. No cops, no tickets, no scolding by management....
Changes In Trial Court And Probation
May 20, 2011
THE HOUSE AND SENATE Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local representatives on one roll call from the week of May 9-13. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.CHANGES IN TRIAL...
May 19, 2011
Smoking would be banned in bars under a measure that squeaked out of a state Senate committee Wednesday afternoon.The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted 4-3 to advance the measure after...
Liberal Arts College Going Smoke-Free
May 18, 2011
Franklin College, in an effort to provide a healthy, comfortable and productive environment on campus, will become smoke-free and cigarettes-free effective July 1, 2011.The policy applies to all...
Danville Man Faces Charges For Having Unstamped Cigarettes
May 17, 2011
A Danville man was arrested for possession and sale of unstamped cigarettes.Kenneth R. McQueen, 64, who listed an address in Danville, was arrested on April 28 following a six-week investigation by...
May 16, 2011
Contrary to national trends, Louisiana might become the only state in the nation to take a pro-cancer stand: cutting the price of a pack of cigarettes.Gov. Bobby Jindal opposes attempts by the...
Smoking Ban To Have Positive Outcome
May 15, 2011
The smokers and bar owners afraid of a citywide smoking cigarettes ban should take a deep breath of fresh, clean air and relax.Most important is the benefit to public health. The majority of bar...
Scarborough Bans Cigarettes On Beaches
May 14, 2011
After a two-week reprieve, the hammer finally fell last week on smokers in Scarborough.At its April 20 meeting, the Town Council voted 4-2 to enact an ordinance outlawing the use of buy cigarettes...
Cigarette Tax Hike Proposed To Pay For Various Health Programs
May 13, 2011
Governor Paul LePage is proposing to cut one-third of the funding from the program called Fund for a Healthy Maine. Now the Maine Lung Association is teaming up with some businesses to raise the...
Cigarette Tax Ruling Won’t Affect Them
May 12, 2011
Following a federal court decision Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said his administration will move quickly to begin collecting taxes on cigarettes online sold by American Indian enterprises to...
May 11, 2011
A victory Monday for the state in federal court over its plan to collect a $4.35 per pack tax on cheap smokes sold by Indian tribes, including the St. Regis Mohawks, was short-lived as a state...
Sheboygan Council Clarifies 'smoking' Rooms
May 10, 2011
The City of Sheboygan is easing its restrictions on enclosed public smoking cigarettes areas at businesses such as bars and restaurants, though an official said the city ordinance still would be in...
Doctors Seek New Ways To Diagnose Lung Cancer In Its Earliest Stages
May 9, 2011
Lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, though the incidence of lung cancer has been dropping for the past 30 years. "The cause of lung cancer is a...
May 8, 2011
NEW YORK CITY’S ban on smoking cigarettes in its parks and on its beaches won’t go into effect until May 23, but notices about the rule are already appearing on benches and lampposts around...
May 3, 2011
Say this for the Macon City Council and its decision to tighten smoking cigarettes restrictions: The council was bound to anger a lot of people however it voted on the matter, but it didn’t duck...
Macon Smoking Ban Could Be Altered
May 3, 2011
Though Macon City Council recently passed stricter rules on smoking cigarettes in an 9-6 vote, it remains possible that the ordinance may be substantially altered before its Sept. 1 effective date,...
Put Health First, Raise cigarettes Tax
May 2, 2011
“So what’s new?” the reporter asked. “Haven’t we heard this all before?” His inquiry was striking in its simplicity, yet it was a harsh wake-up call to reality. His question came at the...
Stocks Rise For Second Week On Earnings
May 1, 2011
U.S. stocks rallied this week, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the highest level since June 2008, as earnings grew more than forecast and the Federal Reserve renewed its pledge...
Smoking Ordinance For Macon Vetoed By Reichert
May 1, 2011
Macon’s tighter rules on smoking cigarettes are going back to the drawing board, sent there by a mayoral veto Thursday.Macon Mayor Robert Reichert said he thinks the measure was passed without...
Dec 11, 2010
The Franciscan Health System – an empire of hospitals and medical clinics in Pierce and King counties – is about to take the big step from a no-smoking cigarettes discount cigarettes policy to...
Banning Discount Cigarettes Sales
Dec 10, 2010
That effort was the result of the Teens Against Drug Abuse group of the BOLD Coalition petitioning the council on Christmas to ban those drug store sales. “It seems hypocritical to sell a...
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22.11.2011
Exploring Retailers Abandonment Of Cigarettes Sales
Patricia McDaniel, Ph.D. is an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from Rutgers University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for cheap cigarettes Control Research and Education at UCSF. Dr. McDaniel’s research focuses on broad strategies that buy cigarettes companies have employed in “corporate social responsibility” or other public relations campaigns. She has also begun exploring a new and understudied area of discount cigarettes control: voluntary, pro-health...
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20.11.2011
New Cigarette Tax Would Help Save Many Lives
Thursday marks the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout, a day the society started in 1976 in California to encourage smokers to quit, nonsmokers not to start and for Californians to get involved with initiatives that protect communities from Big cigarettes.While discount cigarette online use is the most preventable cause of cancer death in the U.S, it accounts for one out of every three cancer deaths in California and costs state taxpayers more than $9 billion annually in health care costs because of smoking cigarettes-related illnesses.These statistics can drastically...
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06.11.2011
Smokers And Cigarettes Users
Smokers and cheap cigarette online users will no longer be hired at Providence Alaska Medical Center starting Nov. 17, according to hospital officials.When prospective hires apply they will take a drug and buy cigarette online test. If they fail, applicants can reapply in six months.The new policy does not affect current employees.All three major hospitals in Anchorage -- Providence, Alaska Regional Hospital and the Alaska Native Medical Center -- have smoke-free campuses, but Providence is the only one to take the policy a step further.Tammy Green, Providence's regional director of...
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18.10.2011
Alaska Woman Files Lawsuit Against Cigarettes Giant
The common-law wife of a man who died of lung cancer has filed a civil lawsuit against the nation's largest cigarettes online company, accusing it of engaging in a deceptive advertising campaign designed to get people to smoke, including those in Alaska villages.In a complaint filed in Bethel Superior Court, Delores Hunter of Marshall accuses Philip Morris USA Inc. and its parent company, Altria Group Inc., of making and marketing discount cigarette online even though they knew the products were addictive and caused cancer.Hunter is the court-appointed personal representative of...
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10.09.2011
Smoke-Free Rental Housing Bill
Calif. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) announced today that Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law SB 332. This new law expands the availability of smoke-free housing in California by allowing landlords to prohibit smoking cigarettes in rental units. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2012.“With the Governor’s action today, we will see the availability of smoke-free, multi-family housing grow throughout California,” said Senator Padilla. “While more than 86% of Californians do not smoke, there is currently very little smoke-free housing in California. Living in multi-family...
