The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMay 29, 2009 - Issue #528
"Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable."
- Author Unknown |  Ban Damage: Michael J. McFadden, Mid-Atlantic Director, Citizens Freedom Alliance, Inc., exposes Anti lies. Any legislature considering this research in their decision-making process regarding a smoking ban needs to go back and take a very hard look both at it, and at all the other questionable data they have been given. I have done extensive research and writing in this field, and I can assure you: This study does not stand alone in its practices.
Would the anti-smoke folks lie? Have the tobacco police gone too far? So where can the anti-smoking movement go from here? “They must be intellectually mature enough to recapture the process of producing sound science,” says Lee. “There is no room for mud-slinging.”
Prohibition: Congressman Sheppard had believed in 1930 that Prohibition was destined to remain a permanent fixture in the Constitution. Yet, by 1933 nationwide alcohol Prohibition was dead, both the victim of a mass movement to repeal it and of its own failure to truly stamp out alcohol use.
Comedy: Third-hand smoke? Beware the dangers of fourth-hand smoke. Fourth Hand Smoke invariably leads to first-hand smoke, second-hand smoke, and then, not surprisingly, third-hand smoke, which is frankly, confusing.
FL: Broward jury awards widow of smoker $1.5 million.
NJ: A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to smuggling.
NY: Is Cigarette Control Turning Citizens into Criminals?
NY: state officials have backed off plans to crack down on the $1.6 billion black market for cigarettes. The sole city unit targeting illegal tobacco full time has been reassigned, and a new law aimed at Indian reservations -- the prime source of the butts -- hasn't been enforced.
PA: Smoking Ban Violations: Complete List.
PA: Labor board says NO and reverses ruling on outdoor smoking.
WI: Statewide indoor smoking ban is looming in Wisconsin.
USA: Appeals Court Says Cigarette Makers Are Racketeers. By Jacob Sullum. The case, brought by the Justice Department during the Clinton administration, accuses the cigarette manufacturers of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act through a pattern of mail and wire fraud, consisting of public statements aimed at minimizing the risks involved in smoking.
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The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMay 22, 2009 - Issue #527
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank
check made payable to The United States of America for
an amount of "up to and including my life."
- Author Unknown |  Burr and Hagan join to fight tobacco bill. In a first, N.C. senators team up to oppose a bill that would "further devastate" the state. The economic impact, Hagan told committee members, amounts to $7 billion. “The bill before us today is going to further devastate the economy in North Carolina and put thousands of people out of work,” she said.
Based on Conclusions of New Study, Philip Morris Should be Congratulated for Designing a Safer Cigarette and Should be Allowed to Advertise It As Such. By Michael Siegel. It actually demonstrates exactly why the FDA legislation is a terrible idea and why it would perpetuate, not end the fraudulent deception of American consumers about the risks of cigarettes.
 Go To Blazes On A Cruise. By James Leavey. Consider this, if there was a ban on ice cream and you were told you could purchase an ice but not lick it in public, how would you feel? Oddly enough, despite the growing number of smoking bans around the world, there is only one country that has actually banned the sale as well as the public enjoyment of tobacco: Bhutan. The rest continue to allow tobacco to be sold, albeit increasingly under the counter, presumably because taxation on smoking props up their revenues.
CT: Says NO and lawmakers let casino smoking ban bill die.
FL: Says NO to No Smoking Beach Signs in Palm Beach County.
MI: The Issue Of Smoking Bans Causes Another Prison Riot.
MN: ClearWay Minnesota funds "new study" to deceive lawmakers - "smoking bans didn't harm hospitality industry in MN."
TX: Says NO and Restaurant smoking ban is extinguished.
VT: Says NO and lifted hospital smoking ban in Rutland.
Africa: Fake drugs kill over 700,000 people every year - new report.
Scotland: Evidence Continues on the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services Bill. ...financial burdens during these hard economic times.
UK: Freedom2Choose Smoking Ban Reform Talks Commence.
| The Slippery Slope After Tobacco |
 Obama: Proposed mileage standards would kill more Americans than Iraq War. By Steve Milloy. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that every 100-pound reduction in the weight of small cars increases annual traffic fatalities by as much as 715.
USA Beer Tax on tap for health care? Taxes on wine and hard liquor would also go up. And there might be a new tax on soda and other sugary drinks blamed for contributing to obesity. No taxes on diet drinks, however.
E-Cigs: Tobacco Treatment Organization Writes FDA and Issues Press Release to Promote Ban on Electronic Cigarettes. |  UK: Vote of no confidence
The parasites that infest our parliament have feasted off the carcase of this dying country long enough. It's time to kick the bastards out and restore this once proud nation. | | Join FREE - Home - Events - Forum - Videos - Please Help - © |
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The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMay 15, 2009 - Issue #526
"I always wondered why somebody doesn't do
something about that. Then I realized I was somebody."
- Lily Tomlin | 
Hawaii. KHON TV Video
Smokers Protest Tobacco Tax Hikes
 Watch: The great ban loophole of Minnesota Smoking performance video
Patrons of Barnacles on Mille Lacs Lake found a loophole in Minnesota's Freedom to Breathe Act, which banned smoking in bars and restaurants.
Update MN: Appeals Court Hears Theater Nights Smoking Case.
Glantz Defrocked! The Smoker's Club Mid-Atlantic Director, Michael J. McFadden, has teamed up with Pam Parker of Opponents of Ohio Bans to challenge Stanton Glantz's fondness for declaring that he has "no competing interests" at the end of all his research submissions.
Soda Tax: Some liberals in Congress have proposed paying for government-run health care by hiking taxes on soft drinks and other beverages. Because the socialized health care schemes being considered will cost at least a trillion dollars, liberal politicians are looking for ways to pay for their schemes without upsetting too many folks. So they think that a tax on soft drinks is better than any other type of tax.
Watch Jackie and Dunlap discuss Washington's proposed tax on cigarettes, alcohol, and junk food.
NC: The bill now goes to Gov. Perdue, who is expected to sign it.
NJ: Study: N.J. Cigarette Tax Hike to Result in $12M Loss.
NV: Bill that would loosen smoking restrictions dies.
NY: Michael Herklots cigar fundraiser for school program.
TX: Alert: Don't Allow Your Rights to Go Up in Smoke.
WI: Smoking Ban Bill Awaits Governor's Signature.
USA: Proposed E-Cigarette Ban Pushed in the Name of America's Health Actually a Backdoor Boost to Pharmaceutical Companies.
Netherlands: A Dutch appeals court ruled that small bars with no staff except their owners are exempt from a national smoking ban introduced for the hospitality industry last July.
UK: Smoking room? No, it's our research centre. Kerry Fenton, landlady at the Cutting Edge in Worsbrough, Barnsley, turned the pub's tap room into a "smoking research centre", where people could smoke if they filled in a questionnaire. |  | | Join FREE - Home - Events - Forum - Videos - Please Help - © |
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The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMay 8, 2009 - Issue #525
"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."
- Elwood Blues |
 Tobacco Control Reveals The Ultimate Goal. Global Smokefree Partnership has announced that it is supporting The Global Battle Against Tobacco, a.k.a. G-BAT. They have released a list of "Standard Calls" to be printed on the middle-row of signature panels that people have to sign to demonstrate their support. Read the list!
Cancer risk of nicotine gum and lozenges higher than thought. Scientists have discovered a link between mouth cancer and exposure to nicotine, which may indicate that using oral nicotine replacement therapies for long periods could contribute to a raised risk of the disease.
Nicotine may prevent bioterrorism damage. Activation of the anti-inflammatory cholinergic pathway is now undergoing testing to reduce inflammation in a wide range of diseases.
OH: Senator Schuler introduced SB120 to redefine private clubs.
NV: You are missing the wording "indoor smoking areas."
WI: Drug company funding of continuing medical education.
USA: The nomination of William Corr -- former executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, where he was a registered lobbyist until September -- highlights the murkiness of Mr. Obama's antilobbyist policy.
The Canadian Smokers Rights Newsletter, read all the news.
Canada: Video, Brisson on using the Law to Social Engineer.
China: Officials In Gongan County Urged To Smoke Local Cigs.
Scotland: Thousands of homes at risk from cancer gas, radon.
UK: Retailers fear for business as Tobacco Display Ban passes through the Lords. Andy Davis says, "Evidence should take priority over social engineering goals, particularly when businesses and livelihoods are being so heavily affected." |
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The United Pro Choice
Smokers Rights NewsletterMay 1, 2009 - Issue #524
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must,
like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
- Tom Paine |  100 Days Later: Nation Waits for FDA Overhaul. Agency is so understaffed, it inspects less than 1 percent of imported food. Who's going to take the blame when the tobacco black market sends us back to the days of Al Capone with a nasty Bin Ladin element added, when the lobbyists are exposed as corrupt and in bed with the NicoGummyPatchyProductPeople at Big Pharma, and when the overstretched FDA results in thousands of deaths and illnesses from school lunches? The antismoking movement may end up doing more to destroy Obama's presidency than the trillion dollar bailouts. Sad.
House Panel Approves Bill to Deter Illegal (Internet) Sales and Smuggling of Tobacco. The panel also adopted by voice vote a Robert W. Goodlatte , R-Va., amendment that would express the sense of Congress that the measure does not set a precedent regarding states’ ability to collect sales tax on out-of-state entities.
Competing Interests of Glantz Must Be Declared. Opponents of Ohio Bans activist Pam Parker takes on the mechanical engineer who likes to wear white coats and be called "Dr." Glantz. It does science a grave injustice. Further there should be, at the very least, journalistic ramifications for not disclosing competing interests, especially when these findings are used to validate laws and create policies.
CA: Long Beach puts smoking lounges on hold, one year review.
FL: Jury Verdict For Philip Morris USA In Engle Progeny Case.
IA: Freedom Fighters gear up for ongoing battles against ban.
KS: You'll only see it here: Reno County Health Dept. exposed!
LA: IPCPR Says LA Legislature Puts State Businesses at Risk.
MA: Landlords push to ban smoking at home, activists sidestep fray.
MI: The Biggest Threat to Freedom: Ideologues In Extremis.
NV: Bar owners disagree with research, bans hurt!
TN: It'll cost state employees to smoke, you AND spouse.
TX: Smoking Ban Proposition Could Be Snuffed Out Soon.
WI: Antis want their people to make calls. Here is the contact info.
WI: E-cigs big tobacco ploy; Smoke Free Wisconsin.
Video: Electric Cigarette: Smoking Everywhere on ABC News.
WebMD: Provides Answers to Your Questions About Swine Flu.
USA Tax: Outlook hazy for smoking rates in the USA. "It's a paradoxical phenomenon: even though people have less money to spend, they still buy cigarettes." |  George Koodray
"A lot of people may not object to this kind of policy because they don’t smoke,” Koodray said. “But down the road, it’s a slippery slope, where we see this taking form to other prohibitions in the future that people don’t approve of but are completely legal." | | Join FREE - Home - Events - Forum - Videos - Please Help - © |
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