November 21st, 2012

Let’s stub out fake cigarette sales

Harton Convenience Store owner Kuldeep Singh Jagpal is concerned about the sales of illegal cigarettes.Harton Convenience Store owner Kuldeep Singh Jagpal is concerned about the sales of illegal cigarettes.

By Lisa Nightingale
Published on Wednesday 21 November 2012 13:30

A store owner has called for more action to crack down on the illegal tobacco trade.

 

Kuldeep Singh Jagpal says business at his shop in South Shields is falling because of smuggled cigarettes and he feels more needs to be done to combat sales of counterfeit tobacco.

He says he has noticed a rise in customers coming into the store, in Sunderland Road, Harton, only to purchase rolling papers and a fall in the sales of general goods normally generated by those coming in to buy cigarettes.

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November 16th, 2012

The Deadly Crusade Against E-cigarettes

The American

By Gilbert Ross, M.D.

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November 9th, 2012

Proposition B wrongly mixed tobacco taxes, education funding

 

St. Louis  Dispatch

Each time that a tobacco tax fails, the major proponents blame the big tobacco companies for either pouring money into the battle or distorting the truth. I am a former smoker, and “big tobacco” had nothing to do with my decision to vote against the tax increase.

If education needs additional funding, then be honest and ask for additional funds for that purpose. If you wish to reduce smoking, increase the tax and use all of those funds to help smokers end their addiction by subsidizing “stop smoking” aids.

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November 5th, 2012

WHO: 70% Tax on e-Cigarettes

 

Washington  Free Beacon

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing criticism for its cigarette and tobacco control proposals at an upcoming November conference.

WHO is considering an excise tax of up to 70 percent on cigarettes as well as new restrictions on electronic cigarettes that do not contain tobacco.

As previously reported by the Free Beacon, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control indicated it might put a cigarette tax on the table at its November 12-17 conference in Seoul, Korea.

WHO says the taxes could raise more than $5 billion in funds for world health efforts.

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October 31st, 2012

Are Electronic Cigarettes A Safe Alternative For Smokers?

Forbes

 
 
 

KNUTSFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 05: In this ...KNUTSFORD, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 05: In this photo illustration a woman smokes an electronic cigarette on July 5, 2012 in Knutsford, United Kingdom. Electronic cigarettes are the latest health device for smokers hoping to quit nicotine addiction. Earlier today a major security operation took place in Staffordshire, England, after a passenger on a coach used an electronic cigarette which was mistaken for something more sinister and a full scale security alert was instigated. The 48 passengers were later allowed to carry on with their journey. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Electronic cigarettes have recently been marketed and promoted as a “safe” alternative to traditional tobacco smoking, but based on recent research, this popular and growing trend could be just as harmful to your lungs and overall health. It is estimated that nearly 700,000 people currently use these electronic pens in order to quit smoking.

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