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April 2005 News Items


Scottish Parliament Passes Smoking Ban [04/29-4]

Editorial: Put Health over Liberty and Pass Statewide Smoking Ban in GA [04/29-3]

Hong Kong Passes Workplace Smoking Ban Bill [04/29-2]

Summary of Smokefree Legislation Around the World [04/29-1]
CO Senate Weakens Smoking Ban Bill [04/28-4]

Editorial: Enact Statewide Smoking Ban in Wisconsin [04/28-3]

CA Apt. Complex to Ban Smoking [04/28-2]

Behind the Smokescreen: the Myths and the Facts of Smoke-free Legislation [04/28-1]
Danville, KY Bans Smoking on City Property [04/27-3]

Canada: Calgary Passes Province-wide Smoking Ban [04/27-2]

Majority of GA Residents Suppor Smoking Ban [04/27-1]
Wash. Post: Craving Cigarettes? Take a Walk [04/26-5]

Seoul Ratifies the FCTC [04/26-4]

Reading, PA Bans Smoking at All City-owned Outdoor Facilities [04/26-3]

Big Tobacco Concludes Liability Defense in DOJ Fraud Case [04/26-2]

WSJ: Should Ex-Smokers Worry? [04/26-1]
More Firms Ban Employee Smoking on Premises [04/25-3]

Spanish Govt. Agrees to Strict Anti-smoking Measures [04/25-2]

NYC Settles Workplace Smoking Suit with Former NYPD Detective [04/25-1]
WA House Approves Cigarette Tax Increase [04/22-4]

Monterey Park, CA Bans Smoking in City Parks [04/22-3]

NY Judge OKs Prisoner's Secondhand Smoke Suit [04/22-2]

Federal Racketeering Case Against Big Tobacco Wraps Up Its First Phase [04/22-1]
New Study Measures Air Quality in Indianapolis Bars and Restaurants [04/21-5]

New Study Links Smoking with Progression of Multiple Sclerosis [04/21-4]

Panel Tries to Bar CA Gov. Schwarzenegger from Smoking Cigars in Capitol Courtyard [04/21-3]

Wash. State House Passes Tobacco Tax Cut [04/21-2]

Number of CA Smokers Hits Record Low [04/21-1]
Appeals Panel Denies U.S. Request in Big Tobacco Trial [04/20-6]

Israeli Citizens Sue for Enforcement of Smoking Ban [04/20-5]

Univ. of Cincinnati Students Voting on Campus Smoking Restrictions [04/20-4]

Editorial: Smoke Without Fires [04/20-3]

CO Legislators Push for 'Fire-Safe' Cigarette Law [04/20-2]

MO Lawmakers Debate Cigarette Tax Increase [04/20-1]
Online Cigarette Vendors Feeling Credit Card Changes [04/19-4]

ND House Approves Restaurant Smoking Ban Bill [04/19-3]

New Study: Lexington, KY Businesses Unhurt by Smoking Ban [04/19-2]

Montana Becomes 8th State to Go Smokefree [04/19-1]
Beijing Intends to Ban Smoking at All Olympic Venues [04/15-4]

New Study Links Smoking to Blindness in Elderly [04/15-3]

IL House to Vote on Bill that Will Allow Towns to Ban Smoking [04/15-2]

Minors Purchase Cigarettes on the Internet as Part of New Study [04/15-1]
Cincinnati City Council Rejects Total Smoking Ban [04/14-4]

New Group Urges Kansas City, KS to Go Smokefree [04/14-3]

Louisville, KY Strongly Considering Smoking Ban [04/14-2]

Cigarette Lighters Banned from U.S. Airplanes [04/14-1]
Wausau, WI to Ban Smoking in Restaurants [04/13-4]

Today, April 13 is National Kick Butts Day [04/13-3]

Conference on Smoke-free Housing Held in CA; ASH Quoted [04/13-2]

SC Senate Committee Approves Bill to Allow Local Authorities to Ban Smoking [04/13-1]
Wash. Post: Lung Cancer Puzzle [04/12-5]

NM Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Cigarette Smuggling Case [04/12-4]

NY Times: Child's Asthma Linked to Grandmother's Smoking [04/12-3]

CT to Collect Taxes on Internet Cigarette Sales [04/12-2]

UK Health Insurer to Assess Exposure to Passive Smoking Claims [04/12-1]
Cincinnati Post Editorial: Second-hand Smoke [04/11-5]

Regulations in Works to Collect Taxes on Indian Sales of Cigarettes [04/11-4]

Even First Daughter, Jenna Bush Must Snuff It [04/11-3]

New South Dakota Law Aims to Curb Illegal Internet Tobacco Sales to Minors [04/11-2]

New Study: Grandchildren of Smokers at Risk [04/11-1]
DOJ Trial Update: CEO Says Philip Morris Acts Responsibly [04/08-3]

Editorial: Cigarette Taxes A Health Boost [04/08-2]

Smoking Outlawed in Montana: AKA Marlboro Country [04/08-1]
USA Today: Former Smokers Should Rest Easy [04/07-5]

Smoking Reduces IVF Success Rate in Women [04/07-4]

VT House Approves Ban on Smoking in Bars [04/07-3]

Editorial: No 'Smoke' Joke Virginia Will Ante Up $15M to Help Philip Morris Study Smoking Hazards [04/07-2]

Cincinnati Compromises on Smoking Ban Bill and Exempts Bars [04/07-1]
Jennings Highlights Smoking-Lung Cancer Risks [04/06-6]

Appleton, WI Passes State's Toughest Smoking Ban [04/06-5]

Philip Morris to Open New Facility to Research Smoking Dangers [04/06-4]

Maine Officials Push to Close Loophole in State Smoking Law [04/06-3]

Cigarette Lighters Banned on All Domestic Flights on April 14, 2005 [04/06-2]

NY Times: ABC's Jennings Discloses That He Has Lung Cancer [04/06-1]
BREAKING NEWS: Former Smoker Peter Jennings Has Lung Cancer [04/05-6]

New Report: MA Restaurants and Bars Gain Business Following State Smoking Ban [04/05-5]

 North Dakota State Legislature to Decide Between 2 Strict Smoking Ban Bills [04/05-4]

Reading, PA City Council Pushes for Smoking Ban in All Outdoor City-Owned Facilities [04/05-3]

New Study: Smoking Linked to Stomach and Liver Cancer [04/05-2]

CA Appeals Court Upholds $50M Award in Late Smoker's Case [04/05-1]
Restaurant and Bar Revenues Up Following Mass. Smoking Ban [04/04-6]

MD Attorney General Steps-Up Effort to Halt Internet Cigarette Sales [04/04-5]

NY Times: Trouble for Online Cigarette Vendors [04/04-4]

Corvallis, OR Considers Banning Smoking in Parks [04/04-3]

OK Tax Agents Crack Down on Internet Cigarette Sales [04/04-2]

Ireland: Bar Workers' Health Improving Following Smoking Ban [04/04-1]
Hong Kong to Submit Legislative Bill to Ban Smoking in All Indoor Public Places [04/01-5]

RI Judge Broadens New Smoking Ban in Response to Lawsuit [04/01-4]

RJR Exec. Defends Camel Cigarette Ads in Racketeering Trial [04/01-3]

Judge Hears Arguments in Suit Against Laramie's New Smoking Ban [04/01-2]

CDC: Student Tobacco Use Stops Its Decline [04/01-1]



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