Smugglers in cross hairs Elisabeth Johns / Standard-Freeholder Local News - Monday, May 07, 2007 @ 08:00 As local police forces seize more contraband cigarettes on a weekly basis in this region, the Ontario government has implemented additional penalties and punitive measures to stop cigarette smuggling, the Health Promotions Minister said. Smugglers in cross hairs Elisabeth Johns / Standard-Freeholder Local News - Monday, May 07, 2007 @ 08:00 As local police forces seize more contraband...

The offer trumps a rival bid of 47 euros per share by British cigarette maker Imperial Tobacco that is worth 12 billion euros. With anti-tobacco legislation starting to bite, the tobacco sector is in a process of consolidation as companies seek economies of scale and market watchers said the latest bid for Altadis could spark a bidding war for the firm. Altadis' board has unanimously rejected the offer by Imperial Tobacco, which was raised from an initial bid of 45 euros per share made in...

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Newswise Based on decades of research and success in helping to change smoking and other high-risk behaviors of teenagers and adults, the University of Rhode Island's Cancer Prevention Research Center will now bring tailored programs to younger children to prevent these behaviors from even getting started. Based on decades of research and success in helping to change smoking and other high-risk behaviors of teenagers and adults, URI researchers will now bring tailored programs to younger...

Joe Manchin plans to use nearly all the proceeds from securitizing the tobacco company money to pay off unfunded liabilities for various state programs. They wonder whether, at some point, those payments from tobacco companies will dry up in coming years. Ohio is among many states scheduled to receive payments from tobacco companies as a result of a lawsuit settlement. So, officials in some states want to securitize their payments that is sell the rights to them to investors in exchange...