In less than a week, clove cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco will be pulled from the shelves, substantiating the Food and Drug Administration’s first directive controlling the sale of tobacco products. “It continues to be a shock every day for customers,” said Co-owner of Davis Newsbeat, Janis Lott. On June 22, President Barack Obama signed into law, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, effectively giving the FDA wide ranging authority to regulate tobacco. Flavored tobacco was the first targeted because critics say artificial additives like cherry, g ... Jump to full article >>

At the end of this month, flavored cigarettes will be illegal and no longer sold because they’re thought to appeal to children. “Jubilee blend,” and “Chocolate cigarillos” might make smoking sound tasty. However,starting this month, a federal law will ban flavored cigarettes and cloves. Tobacco companies are already finding loopholes. Marie Cunningham, 27, has been smoking for 11 years. Her smoke of choice, flavored cigarettes, cost $8.95 plus tax. Cunningham says, ” They taste a lot better than most of the regular cigarettes. They’re a little more e ... Jump to full article >>

As State High Court restrained the impeachment panel from investigating the Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Garba Muhammad Gadi, over some allegations, the state chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has called for caution, advising that the rule of law must take it precedent. Addressing a press conference in Bauchi, NBA Chairman, Mathias Tsuwa, observed that the situation in the state where the House of Assembly members are investigating the deputy governor do not follow the rule of law. According to him, the House members who have defected to another political party lack to loca stand ... Jump to full article >>

All Vermont workplaces become smoke free today as a new state law goes into effect, banning the designated smoking areas that were allowed under the previous law. Public places have been virtually smoke free since the 1987 Smoking in the Workplace law was passed, and then updated under the Clean Indoor Air act of 1993. Those laws permitted businesses to have segregated areas indoors where smokers could light up. The new law, which lawmakers approved this past session, makes it illegal to smoke anywhere inside a public building. “We have known about the dangers of second-hand smoking for ... Jump to full article >>

Students might be forced to put their cigarettes out if a proposal approved last week by a state House committee becomes law. The ban would prohibit smoking in workplaces such as restaurants and bars, with the exception of smoke shops and gaming floors in commercial casinos. The proposed ban is facing criticism from state officials and business associations, which claim a ban could hurt businesses fighting to survive in a tough economy. “Studies we have seen in other states (show that) the small bars and restaurants are going to be severely affected for the first two to three years †... Jump to full article >>

Despite its having been touted as a way to close budget gaps, city and 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. A city squad formed in 2007 to sting stores selling unstamped, untaxed cigarettes — which cost the city $195 million in lost tax revenue a year — has been reassigned by the Finance Department, The Post has learned. The six ... Jump to full article >>