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ASH News Items for January 2004



Cancer Stricken Hollywood Screenwriter Publishes Book [01/29-5]

NY Adapts Well to Smokefree Workplace Law [01/29-4]

New Report: Smoking Cessation Remedies May Not Be the Answer [01/29-3]

Iowa Considers Raising Cigarette Tax 60 Cents a Pack [01/29-2]

US Govt. Busts Massive Cigarette Smuggling Enterprise [01/29-1]
Toledo Bars Lose Smoking Ban Ruling [01/28-4]

Equal Cigarette-Tax Collection in NY Would Net 2,000 More Jobs, Boost Taxable Wages By $60 Mill. [01/28-3]

Gov. Schwarzenegger to Convert a Patio into a Cigar Bar at the Capital [01/28-2]

IL County to Decide on Appeal Bonds in Wake of Phillip Morris Suit [01/28-1]
CA Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Smoking in Prisons [01/27-3]

Group Seeks to Block Enforcement of Toledo's Smoking Ban [01/27-2]

DC Will Vote on Smoke Workplace Initiative in Nov. [01/27-1]
Gaithersburg, MD Proposes Smoking Ordinance [01/26-5]

Augusta-Area 100% No-Smoking Restaurants [01/26-4]

Big Tobacco Loses Bid to Dimiss $289 Billion Lawsuit [01/26-3]

Plant Worker Stops Action on Lawsuit in Exchange for No-Smoking Policy [01/26-2]

London Citizens Prefer Smoke-Free City [01/26-1]
BMJ: The Problem of Tobacco Smoking [01/23-5]

WA Judge Overturns Smoking Ban [01/23-4]

Formula 1 Tobacco Sponsorships Create More Controversy [01/23-3]

OH Couple Seeks Restraining Order Against Smoking Neighbor [01/23-2]

New Evidence that Babies Exposed to ETS have Lower Birth Weights [01/23-1]
Support the Michigan Smoke-Free Dining Act [01/22-4]

New Website Reveals CA Legislators Who Accept Tobacco $ [01/22-3]

KY Considers Raising Tobacco Taxes [01/22-2]

Maryland to Introduce Smokefree Workplace Law Today [01/22-1]
New Bill in NY Would Reward Citizens for Reporting Cigarette Tax Evaders [01/21-4]

New Anti-Tobacco Commercials to Air During the Super Bowl [01/21-3]

Study: Exposure to Carcinogens Not Proportionally Decreased by Reduction in Smoking [01/21-2]

VA Republicans Propose Bill that Would Prevent Virginians from Sueing Tobacco Companies [01/21-1]
Rhode Island Likely to Become Next Smokefree Workplace State [01/20-6]

Man Falls Asleep Smoking, Dies In Fire [01/20-5]

Italian Festival Encourages Smoking [01/20-4]

Israel Petitions for a Class Action Suit Against Philip Morris [01/20-3]

Ontario: Huge Tobacco Class Action Suit Waiting for Certification [01/20-2]

New Home Test Checks for ETS Exposure; ASH Cited [01/20-1]
Georgia to Introduce Statewide Smokefree Workplace Bill [01/16-6]

Cincinnati Health Dept. Website Will Feature Smoke-free Restaurants List [01/16-5]

Proposed Bill Would Prohibit KY Counties with Smoking Bans from Receiving Tobacco Settlement $ [01/16-4]

Fire Safe Cigarette Law Pinches Cigarette Makers [01/16-3]

Tioga County, NY Denies All Smoking Ban Waivers [01/16-2]

U.K.: Urgent Action is Needed to Tackle Smoking in Armed Forces [01/16-1]
NY Jury Awards $20M to Smoker's Widow [01/15-6]

Trial Cessation Program Uses Shopping Vouchers To Help Smokers Quit [01/15-5]

Jamaica: Major Cigarette Maker Protests Smoking Ban [01/15-4]

New Bill in CA Would Ban Smoking in Prisons [01/15-3]

Lung Cancer Death Rates Dropping for Men, Rising for Women [01/15-2]

Wash. Post Editorial: Tobacco Pandemic [01/15-1]
Canada: 100 Babies Die Each Year due to Maternal Smoking [01/14-5]

Scotland Unveils Plans to Curb Smoking [01/14-3]

Smoker's Award of $15 million in Punitive Damages Disputed in Court [01/14-2]

New Study Says 90% of Heavy Smokers Look to Cigarettes for Emotional Comfort [01/14-1]
Dublin to Use Smoking Ban to Attract Tourists [01/13-5]

Report: Maryland Tobacco Prevention Program is Reducing Smoking [01/13-4]

Canada: Big Tobacco Accused of Hiding Smoking Dangers [01/13-3]

Numerous States Take Aim at Discount Cigarettes [01/13-2]

Quebec Seeks Unpaid Taxes from Big Tobacco [01/13-1]
Hawaii County Smoking Ban to Take Effect Feb. 1 [01/12-5]

Breckenridge, CO Considers Smoking Ban [01/12-4]

40 Yrs. After Landmark Smoking Report, Some Issues Remain Clouded [01/12-3]

Washington Citizens in Favor of Smoking Ban [01/12-2]

Ohio State's Decision to Accept Tobacco $$ Angers Some [01/12-1]
UN FAO Report: Higher World Tobacco Use Expected by 2010 [01/09-5]

US Urges More States Spending to Cut Smoking [01/09-4]

Report: State-Specific Prevalence of Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults [01/09-3]

New Evidence that Low-Tar Cigarettes are No Less Hazardous [01/09-2]

SD ETS Lawsuit Returns to Court [01/09-1]
Indonesia Demands Cigarette Production Increase to Earn High Govt. Excise Revenues [01/08-5]

South Africa: New Bill Will Ban Big Tobacco Social Investment [01/08-4]

Irish Smoking Pushed Back Until April [01/08-3]

Scotland: Number of Cancer Cases Dropping [01/08-2]

Greeley, CO to Defend Smoking Ban Against Lawsuit [01/08-1]
Phillip Morris and RJR Must Face Missouri Class-Action Suits [01/07-5]

Israel to Place New Warnings on Cigarette Packages [01/07-4]

Ontario Bar Owners' Smoke Ban Compensation Demand Should Be Rejected [01/07-3]

New Study Finds Active Smoking Increases Risk of Breast Cancer [01/07-2]

NYC Cigarette Smuggling Creates Problems [01/07-1]
New U.K. Anti-Smoking Ads Show Correlation of Smoking and Heart Disease [01/02-7]

New State Laws Take Effect in 2004 [01/02-6]

New Study Shows Quitting Smoking Will Save a Bundle of Money [01/02-05]

Maine's New Smoking Law for Bars Takes Effect [01/02-4]

NY Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes [01/02-3]

Dutch Clamp Down on Public Smoking [01/02-2]

CA Smokers To Move 20 Feet From Public Buildings [01/02-1]


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