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Big NY cigarette dealer gets 10 years in prison
One of New York’s biggest cigarette dealers was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in a case involving the flow of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of untaxed tobacco from the state’s Indian reservations.
Rodney Morrison, 43, was originally accused in 2004 of running a violent criminal enterprise that was one of the [...]
Tobacco free policy helpful in Geneseo schools
Our school community has had the opportunity to be part of the New York State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program. As a result of this opportunity, we have been able to bring together school community members to work on enhancing and sustaining a healthy, tobacco free school environment for all members of our school [...]
Michigan hookah fanciers fume about smoking ban
The main thoroughfares of this Detroit suburb, like those of many Michigan cities, aren’t as busy as they used to be. Thousands of jobs shed locally by the Ford Motor Co. have forced smaller businesses to shutter and left fewer customers for those that remain.
Yet there is one bright spot _ a bustling stretch of [...]
Ontario needs stiffer penalties for illegal tobacco: doctors
The provincial government must put in place stiffer penalties for the illegal manufacturing of contraband cigarettes and help implement a national program to help smokers quit if it wants to curb rising rates of tobacco use, according to a report Tuesday by the Ontario Medical Association.
“The battle against tobacco is far from over,” [...]
Something unpleasant to chew on
Nick Leyva remembers the day he gave up chewing tobacco. Just quit, cold turkey, and never looked back. It was during spring training in 1996. The Toronto Blue Jays were in Dunedin, Fla., when a guest speaker paid a visit to the clubhouse.
His name was Bill Tuttle. He was a former big leaguer. He had [...]
DFS renews key liquor and tobacco contract at Singapore Changi Airport
DFS Singapore announced today that it has secured a three-year renewal on its contract to operate the liquor and tobacco concession at Singapore Changi Airport.
With its existing lease expiring in January 2011, the group had been in negotiations with Changi Airport Group (CAG) for the renewal of its tenancy.
With the renewal of this [...]
City to apply for energy project funds
Martinsville City Council will apply for a $333,333 grant to use toward an energy project the city is developing.
In a unanimous vote, the council on Tuesday adopted a resolution to seek the funds through the Reserve Fund Grant Program of the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission.
The city is developing a project to collect [...]
Changing role of tobacco in North Carolina topic of March 18 lecture
BOONE—North Carolina’s changing tobacco economy will be the focus of a March 18 lecture at Appalachian State University.
Dr. Peter B. Benson, an assistant professor of sociocultural anthropology at Washington University, will discuss “Growers, Migrant Farm Workers, and the Changing Face of Big Tobacco in North Carolina.” His talk begins at 7 p.m. in room 114 [...]
Three arrested in cigarette theft
Three people were arrested early Monday, Feb. 8, accused of stealing cigarettes from a gas station, according to a news release from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Lindsey R. Adams, 23, of 10431 Chenoweth Road, South Charleston, was arrested on a charge of theft; Christopher A. Dean, 25, of 1715 Tibbetts Ave., was arrested on a [...]
Governor Signs Tobacco Tax into Law
Governor Felix Camacho officially signed bill 150 or the tobacco tax law into effect this morning. In about 60 days from now cigarettes will be taxed at $15 dollars per 100 sticks. That comes out to about an additional three dollars per pack of cigarettes.
Cigars will be taxed at .40 cents per mini cigar, .44 [...]
