One neighbor complained about another neighbor who was smoking in their own backyard. The complainant took it to the City Council in Kalifornia who actually contemplated banning smoking on one’s own private property. They have now dropped that thought due to all the negative comments and complaints. Have a look at what the Fox Five had to say….. <a href="http://nation.foxnews.com/anti-smoking/2012/02/27/five-take-anti-smoking-police">Click here</a>.<br />
<p>THE Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines (FCAP) lamented Monday the position taken by the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) in opposing the bill that aims to increase the taxes for alcohol and tobacco products.<br />
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Stop whinning, you have overstepped and your days are over.</p>
Hawaii has a bill that will increase the tax on cigarettes by $3.20.
<p>The proposed legislation comes as some state lawmakers are looking to close a loophole in the state’s tobacco tax law that makes <a href="http://www.csnews.com/search-smokeless_tobacco.html">smokeless tobacco products</a> and <a href="http://www.csnews.com/search-little_cigars.html">little cigars</a> cost-friendlier alternatives to cigarettes.<br />
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What are those legislators drinking or has the sun cooked their brains? This makes no sense at all.</p>
A humorous column of smoking vs jogging by <span>IAN GILLESPIE. Worth the read for a good laugh!<br />
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About half of the bars or taverns in Pennsylvania allow smoking. Now three years later the anti’s are trying to defeat those exemptions.<br />
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This is what one patron said, Bob Stabryla, 52, of Shavertown, said supporters of a total ban "can stick it in their a–." Currently, whether a bar allows smoking determines whether he’ll patronize it.<br />
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The World Health Organization is pushing for a smoking ban in Costa Rica. <br />
<p>The Costa Rican Chamber of Restaurants and Affiliates (CACORE) has voiced disgust with the bill, with president Manuel Burgos stating publicly on multiple occasions, “What about smokers’ rights?” <br />
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Yes, smoker’s have rights, tobacco is legal and the legality of it gives people who use it rights. Rights not to be tossed out on the street but treated equally as any other citizen. We say toss out WHO and tell them to mind their own business.<br />
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It’s broad daylight at one of Europe’s busiest ports and a huge metal container packed full of cigarettes is loaded on to a ship destined for the other side of the world. In full view of the authorities it all looks perfectly legitimate but this is the modern smuggler at work – and cigarettes are now some of the most lucrative booty around.
<p>It’s estimated that 600 billion cigarettes, or 11 per cent of the world’s total consumption, are smuggled annually and many pressure groups are concerned at the way tobacco companies are dealing with this illegal trade though the companies themselves are adamant that they are doing all they can to fight the smugglers. <br />
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We don’t know if the tobacco companies are involved or not, however, it doesn’t matter. When you overtax a legal product to curb the behavior of mankind globally, you open up the black market. People who want to smoke will find the cheapest way to do so and they don’t care about the tax man. </p>
House Bill to Amend Hawaii’s Strict Smoking Ban was Killed in an Unscrupulous Manner. It has taken six long years to have a bill introduced to amend smoking in adults bars. It made it out of committee 10 to 1. There was major support in the House and the Senate to change the current law. What happened? "The House Majority Leader took it upon himself to not allow our bill to be voted on by all House members, sending our bill to be recommitted back to the <em>House Economic</em> Revitalization & <em>Business Committee</em>, essentially sinking our bill for good".<br />
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Although discouraging the Hawaii Smokers Alliance will be back next year – so look out "Anti Smoking Fanatic lawmakers who suffer from the latest debilitating disorder, ASDS (anti smoking dysfunctional syndrome). You should be afraid, very afraid!
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Banning smoking in Indiana is closer to being passed that it has the past five years. It has been passed in the House and <br />
Senate Committe but they expect a huge battle on the Senate Floor.<br />
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If you haven’t contacted your <a href="http://www.in.gov/legislative/contact/index.html">legislator, now is really the time</a>. Once the law is implemented it is difficult to amend.<br type="_moz" />
Welcome to California. America’s "nonsmoking section," stated an ad from the California Tobacco Control Program. Tobacco users have listened, and so many have quit the unhealthy habit that the state budget is getting sicker. <br />
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Many California smokers just buy them in Mexico or Nevada, we have serious doubts that only 11% of Californian’s smoke. However, what is interesting in this article is that Kalifornia is so dependent on cigarette taxes they want to increase them. They bet the bank on hundreds of million dollars that was to be paid by the MSA and that money has dwindled substantially. Now some are saying "Time to let smokers alone". You can’t have it both ways: tax money and banning smoking everywhere.<br />