The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMarch 28, 2008 - Issue #476
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
- Victor Borge |
 Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas smoked his beloved pipe in the bar of the Klaipeda hotel in the eponymous city port, at a meeting. The hotel has been hit with a hefty fine.
India: Defying the blanket ban on smoking at the State Secretariat, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday made it clear that he would continue to puff inside his office.
Torching of his office puzzles state Rep. Robert E. Belfanti Jr... has gotten publicity in recent weeks because of his position on the smoking ban legislation in the General Assembly. He believes there should be some exceptions for private organizations and neighborhood taverns.
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The Canadian Smokers Rights Newsletter.
UK: Smoking bans and open government? EU couldn't make it up.
World: Tobacco Industry news, and package regulations.
What We Know. By Jacqueline S. Homan. It is no secret that unabated psychological and emotional stress causes other health problems and wreaks havoc on the immune system. It is only common sense that poverty and stress are more harmful to “public health” than second-hand smoke. Simply put, stress kills.
March of the zealots. By John Brignell. Andrea offered a remark that seemed to sum it all up: “We used to have such fun. Why isn’t there any fun anymore?”
CA: All this to stop sex on the streets of Berkeley?
IA: Businessman Eveland Challenges Proposed Smoking Ban.
KY: Top-10 Reasons to Vote ‘No’ to More Cigarette Taxes.
ME: Ban Smoking In Cars Update, to House and Senate.
NH: Successful efforts on bill for small amounts of Marijuana.
SC: Update on Statewide action, ban stalls back to subcommittee.
UT: Bear River Health department myths of secondhand smoke.
USA: New Obama scandal with Nicoderm / Johnson & Johnson ties.
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IL: Smoking ban blamed for casino woes, 25% lower revenues.
MN: FBI Investigating Hate Crime Committed Outside Bar.
MO: Listen: Gary Nolan Debates the Columbia Health Department.
NH: Resident reacted to smoke by lobbing stink bomb.
UK: Smoke rebel Hamish Howitt pleased with fines, battles on.
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 Barbecued Beef may be the leading cause of urban air pollution. Meat can raise your lung cancer risk, too.
Kids: Three children taken away from parents because they are fat.
Kids: UK Foster Care Smokers Are Not Fit to Be Parents?
Politics Of Obesity: Seven Steps To Government Action.
Alcohol: Middle-aged women targeted in drink campaign in UK.
Candy Sales: CA Students turn a profit in underground economy.
Take action: Canada must recognize this potential health crisis now.
Wood Stove: stokes smouldering rift between neighbouring families. |
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The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMarch 21, 2008 - Issue #475
"Privacy is not something that I'm merely entitled to,
it's an absolute prerequisite."
- Marlon Brando |
 Harry Potter producers have banned star Daniel Radcliffe from smoking in public, fearing it will harm the franchise's image.
Delaware News Journal Article Highlights Employer Intrusion Into Private, Off-the-Job Behavior. By Micheal Siegel. I do believe that smokers are now politically safe to discriminate against, while groups such as obese people are not. This is why employers are focusing narrowly on smokers when they decide to use discrimination as a tool to save money.
Prostitution of Tobacco Control Science and Policy: World Conference on Tobacco or Health Accepts Big Pharma Sponsorship.
Illinois Senate Committee Votes to Ban Flavored Cigarettes (Which Few Kids Smoke) Except Menthol Cigarettes (Which Thousands of Kids Smoke) This is an all-too-common ploy that I have seen increasingly over the past few months: gain political points by making it look like you are really doing something to address the tobacco problem but don't actually deal with the problem in any substantial way. That way, you get the best of both worlds: political gain without having to actually exhibit courage or integrity.
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UK: Cigarette ash littering case stubbed out in court.
UK: Joe Jackson. Health and safety uber alles!
UK: Smokers outside sanctuary to use at work, smoking areas.
USA: Doc cites hookah hooey, risk makes safety pipe dream.
IA: C.O.B.R.A. For Rights Rally, Saturday 3/22/08 in Clinton.
IL: Smoking Ban Protest Parade, Saturday 4/5/08 in Olney.
IL: Bartender Karla Carrington's Case dismissed, no charges.
IL: Bartender's nicotini can bring smokers in from the cold.
IN: Whirlpool, employees who smoke come to accord on insurance.
MD: Private clubs look for ways to go smoke-free, even veterans.
ME: Smokers, patients to pay for Dirigo bill, LD 2247?
MS: Richard Scruggs Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case.
NC: No tobacco will be allowed in Craven County buildings.
NJ: Bullying the Mentally Ill in public psychiatric hospitals.
VA: Norfolk council delays smoking ban vote, makes revisions.
WI: Statewide smoking ban appears to be dead.
USA: FDA Tobacco Control Bill Advancing in Congress.
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ALL drinking and driving law for Massachusetts? NO DRINKING.
Ban Little Baggies: They're 'Marketing 101' for drug dealers in IL.
Candy: CT Student Suspended For Buying Candy In School.
Home Schooling Ban: By Vin Suprynowicz, To train school children.
Mold: Rotarians learn about indoor air pollution, health problems.
Movies: UK Call to restrict smoking scenes in movies.
Scent Ban: MN lawmaker wants scent-free schools, like RI and MA.
Tax: Tobacco, plastic bags latest targets for tax-and-spenders.
Ventilation: Pollution fears are misplaced while toxins thrive indoors. |
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The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMarch 14, 2008 - Issue #474
“Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practice to deceive”
- Sir Walter Scott |  American Lung Association Deceives Constituents in Promoting FDA Tobacco Legislation. By Michael Siegel. So it's no surprise that the American Lung Association has joined the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the American Cancer Society in being dishonest and deceptive about the FDA legislation. This appears to be their only choice if they don't want the public's perception of the bill as one that protects public health to come crumbling to the ground. But it still doesn't make it right to deceive the public.
Health Dangers: Michael Fumento, an author and lawyer who specializes in science and health issues, is among many people who say the surgeon general's report relied on previous science that was flawed because of research techniques.
Tobacco Controls Spreading, Anti-Smoking Groups Say. Gary Nolan, United States Regional Director of The Smoker's Club, said the use of allegedly fraudulent second-hand smoke statistics had hoodwinked the public into supporting tobacco bans and taxes. "You tell a lie long enough, as the old Nazi saying goes, and people will believe it," he said.
Retailers Stepping Up Tobacco Lobbying Efforts. Lacking a big-picture perspective, some states are increasing taxes on cigarettes, States are effectively cutting their own throats by continually hiking excise taxes on tobacco products–chasing away revenue, encouraging criminal behavior and unfairly penalizing smokers and retailers–and it’s up to the c-store industry to help them understand that.
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Canada: Tom Laprade, “If 40 or 50 per cent of adults were smokers there would be no smoking laws, it’s all about the votes.”
Germany: Oktoberfest says NO and escapes smoking ban.
IA: Update on Amendment H8084, HF 2212 "Smokefree Air Act"
IN: New smoking ban proposal, similar debate in Elkhart.
ME: Maine says NO and seeks to repeal tobacco lozenge ban.
MI: Charlevoix County board says NO and repeals workplace ban.
MN: Tax update from Archie Anderson, caucus member.
MO: St. Charles unlikely to adopt ban, for the foreseeable future.
ND: Fargo smoking ban petitions to be turned in Monday.
ND: West Fargo Stricter smoking ban may be on ballot.
NH: House votes to exempt cigar bars from smoking ban.
NJ: Bill would ban outdoor smoking for under 19 set.
NY: Gov. Eliot Spitzer Linked To Call Girl Ring. $5,000 An Hour.
NY: Kingston says NO and City park smoking ban stalls.
OK: Smoke ban law's author, Sen David Myers dubious on passage.
USA: Philip Morris fights Web sales and gray-market.
USA: Cornell and Duke donations from tobacco companies.
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IL: Argosy Casino $1 million revenue loss.
MN: Curtains may fall on faux "theater nights" and require license.
Japan: Tokyo taxi drivers say smoking ban hurts business.
UK: NHS smoking ban 'flouted daily' at hospitals.
UK: Rolling Stones Keith Richards Finds Smoking Ban A Drag.
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 Camera: Britain makes camera that 'sees' under clothes.
Happy Meals: Liverpool set to ban McDonald's Happy Meals in a bid to cut childhood obesity.
Master Plan: German soldiers too fat, smoke too much.
Vaccine case draws new attention to autism debate.
Wood Stoves: CA Non-gas fireplaces banned in new homes.
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The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMarch 7, 2008 - Issue #473
"A statistical analysis, properly conducted, is a delicate
dissection of uncertainties, a surgery of suppositions."
- M.J. Moroney |
 Calculating the "Big Kill" By Dr. Brad Rodu. CDC estimates of smoking-related deaths do not add up. Smoking is down but deaths are up?
Merck: ProQuad Combo Vaccine Linked To Kids' Convulsions.
Study: French Heart Attack Conclusions are Based on One Data Point; Stroke Admissions Increased After Smoke-Free Bar Law; Shoddy Science Exposed. By Michael Siegel. My guess: they will tout the study, because despite its non-scientifically supportable conclusions, it comes down on the "right" side.
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Canada: Ontario, Ruling favours smoking on patios.
Canada: Veterans finally have their smoking lounge, sometimes.
India: Smoking Buddha: Is the CM setting a wrong precedent?
CA: Philip Morris Tobacco Company Ends UC Funding
CT: At casinos, smoking ban sends signal for tribal unity.
HI: State Update: It's Payback Time. Vote with VENGEANCE.
IA: State Ban out of Senate, heads to the House.
IL: More smoking ban amendment bills introduced.
KS: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company rallying Kansas smokers.
MA: Smoking ban for post riles veterans, Cohasset after them.
MS: Jackson Council Revisits Smoking Ban.
NE: Bar Owners Fired Up Over Smoking Ban.
OK: Norman Transcript: State's smoking ban goes far enough.
SC: Alert: Upcoming State Primaries - see who the antis are...
VA: Marching orders from House GOP on smoking ban?
WI: Ban the Ban Wisconsin is seeking to set the record straight.
USA: SMOKING BANS CAN be hazardous to some people's health.
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IL: Grafton Restaurant Receives Smoking Ban Warning.
IL: State's attorney opts to ignore smoking ban protest.
MN: More bars raise the curtain on smoking ban loophole.
OH: Rip Cord Ltd. has not exhausted the ban's appeals process.
SC: Surfside Beach no smoking ban leads to 'smoking' restaurant.
UK: 'Robbed' of the right to smoke at home in mental health unit.
UK: Smoking ban has 'devastated licensed trade' Review in 2010.
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Beer festival causes stir at City meeting in Champaign, IL.
Cell Phones. Ban on Text Messages or Calls for NJ Drivers.
Cheese and butter to carry health warnings in the UK.
Fat Kids. GA Senators weigh in on kids' obesity, passed Bill 506.
NO Casino. Casino-Free Philadelphia Group protests casinos.
Wood Stoves. IL Dangers by fireplaces, wood, pizzerias warnings. |
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Jon Hemminghaus of IL hosts a protest against the state smoking ban.
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