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Lawmaker wants Virginia smokers to help pay your car tax bill
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – The 30-cent cigarette tax Virginia smokers pay per pack of cigarettes ranks among the lowest in the nation. A bill submitted to the 2012 General Assembly would more than...
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American Lung Association gives Virginia an “F”
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - Virginia gets a failing grade once again from the American Lung Association. In its annual tobacco control report, the association assigned an F to the Commonwealth for lack of...
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Tobacco warehouses’ new life is good news for Petersburg
PETERSBURG, Va. (WTVR) – A construction boom has been been underway in Petersburg for the last three years That’s where old tobacco warehouses, some of which have sat vacant for decades, have become...
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Local teen group takes tobacco fight to FDA
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) A local teen group from Chesterfield took the fight against tobacco to the Food and Drug Administration. Now the FDA will use that research and testimony in its decision...
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Judge rules required graphic tobacco labels unconstitutional
Today a U.S. judge ruled that it would be unconstitutional to require tobacco companies to print graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising, reported Reuters. The proposed packing,...
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NYC mayor takes on smoking in developing countries
(CNN) – New York City’s mayor is throwing more money at his efforts to combat smoking worldwide. Michael Bloomberg’s charity is pledging to spend $220 million over the next four years to stop tobacco...
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Federal court to ponder graphic cigarette labels
WASHINGTON, DC (CBS News) – Lawyers for tobacco companies and the government are going to court Tuesday over those graphic cigarette warning labels intended to scare away potential smokers. The...
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$100 for a pack of cigarettes?
While the United States has been trying to disgust smokers into giving up tobacco with graphic warning labels, New Zealand has been considering a more direct idea: raising the price of cigarettes to...
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Philip Morris raises price of cigarettes
The next pack of smokes you buy will cost more. Richmond-based Philip Morris USA’s cigarette and snus tobacco brands increased Monday by 6 cents per pack. All brands are affected. When CBS 6 asked what...
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Henrico County schools consider going 100% tobacco-free
HENRICO, Va. (WTVR)–Henrico County Public Schools is considering a change in their policy concerning tobacco use and smoking on school property. The school system would like input on the policy...
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The world’s toughest anti-tobacco marketing laws passed in Australia
(WTVR) – The world’s toughest anti-tobacco marketing laws have been passed by Australia’s highest court today. The new law means starting in December, Tobacco companies will have to get rid of fancy...
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Henrico school board ponders tobacco ban proposal
Take Our Poll HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – Dozens of other school districts across the Commonwealth have gone tobacco-free for both students and faculty. Now some parents and health advocates in...
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HOLMBERG: ‘Butt-smuggling’ a direct result of government profiteering from...
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Pssst! Hey, buddy, you want to make some big, quick money? Thousands a day, cash money? State, federal, and, in some cases, city taxes have pushed the price of smokes so high in...
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Judge orders tobacco companies to admit deception
By Bill Mears (CNN) — Tobacco companies have been ordered by a federal judge to publicly admit, through advertisements and package warnings, that they deceived American consumers for decades about the...
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If tobacco isn’t showcased at stores, teens less likely to buy
(CBS) – If teenagers don’t see tobacco products, they’re less likely to buy them. That’s the conclusion from a study published in the Journal Pediatrics that included over 1,200 teenagers. A video game...
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Virginia woman is accused of illegal gun dealing
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Virginia woman was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly trafficking firearms and then lying about it, prosecutors announced Friday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in...
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FDA changes course on graphic warning labels for cigarettes
By CNN Staff (CNN) — The Department of Justice has sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner saying it will not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that blocked new...
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CDC: More teens smoking flavored tobacco
(CNN) — Use of tobacco in flavors like Dreamsicle and chocolate mint may be a growing problem among teenagers, according to a Centers for Disease Control report. More than two out of every five middle-...
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States to pharmacies: Stop selling tobacco
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A group of state attorneys general are asking the nation’s top pharmacy chains to follow rival CVS and stop selling tobacco products. The prosecutors sent letters to Walgreens...
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FDA proposes new rules for e-cigarettes, other tobacco products
(CNN) — The Food and Drug Administration is making another attempt at regulating electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products. On Thursday, the agency proposed rules that call for strict...
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