Yesterday | WSLS-TV Roanoke
Court rejects appeal in tobacco settlement case
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday by a California smoker who alleged the multibillion dollar tobacco settlement between 46 states and the four major cigarette companies was anticompetitive and ... via WSLS-TV Roanoke
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RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Forum & PollsSunday | Desert Beacon
“Parsley claims that Islam is an "anti-Christ religion”
Since Senator McCain has taken flippity-flopping to such heights that he is in a class by himself, and would monopolize the Desert Beacon Sunday Deck Bass to the exclusion of all other worthy candidates for ... via Desert Beacon
Monday May 5 | ScrippsNews
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“There's no way for consumers to know what's in that capsule”
R.J. Reynolds hopes capsule captures new smokers A tiny blue capsule is the key element in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s latest attempt to woo smokers. via ScrippsNews
Friday May 2 | WXII12
Deputies: RJR Student Assaults Officer, Asst. Principal
Sheriff's deputies said a student at R.J. Reynolds High School assaulted a school resource officer and the school's assistant principal. via WXII12
Monday Apr 21 | EMaxHealth
States Consider Tobacco Tax Increases To Fund Health Care Programs
“Legislators are able to argue that it's a sin tax, and the voters seem more accepting if they know the funds are going to be earmarked for some kind of health initiative.”
Several states have sought to increase their tobacco taxes to fund health care programs and address budget deficits, but efforts to increase tobacco taxes in some cases have prevented the passage of health care ... via EMaxHealth
Tuesday Apr 15 | Hampton Roads Daily Press
Philip Morris USA, RJR pay tobacco settlements
Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. said Tuesday they have made their full annual payments as part of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, under which some cigarette makers pay the states for ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press
Monday Apr 14 | Hit and Run
Camel Snus in the Smoke-Free Tent
“Remember when anti-tobacco activists used to pretend that smoking bans were aimed at protecting bystanders from secondhand smoke?”
The Winston-Salem Journal reports that R.J. Reynolds is expanding its test marketing of Camel Snus, a Swedish-style oral snuff that comes in little pouches that users place between the lip and gum. via Hit and Run
Apr 3, 2008 | MediaPost Publications
Reynolds Campaign Attacks FDA Oversight Legislation
The New York Times As legislation moves through Congress that would give the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate the tobacco industry, R.J. Reynolds is mounting an advertising campaign that attacks ... via MediaPost Publications
Mar 17, 2008 | Columbus Dispatch
New 'snus' taking on smoking ban
“This has serious implications for Ohio.”
It might have a funny-sounding name, but snus is no laughing matter to activists who led the 2006 campaign to ban smoking from public places across Ohio. via Columbus Dispatch
Mar 15, 2008 | STLtoday
Flavored cigarettes could be banned in Illinois
“This is Big Brother stepping in again and telling the public - the adult public - what they can and cannot do”
An Illinois Senate Committee moved Wednesday to ban the sale of flavored cigarettes, saying the addictive effects will make smoking more appealing to teens. via STLtoday
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