In fact, it's now on a path toward letting the Food and Drug Administration regulate the advertising and sale of cigarettes, but not ban either nicotine or tobacco. At one point he defended the 44-cent increase that jacked up the state cigarette tax to almost a dollar and raised the average price per pack at Hoosier outlets to $4. The rhetoric that accompanied the latest increase in Indiana's cigarette tax makes no sense to me. We talk about the sale of cigarettes as if it's legitimate...

State agricultural officials estimate about 159,000 acres of the crop are still being grown. Although tobacco is not as pervasive as it once was here in North Carolina fields, it's still a crop with a significant economic impact in the state. And in North Carolina, even with talk of banning smoking in certain places, that legacy continues in certain communities. Although lawmakers killed the smoking bill this session, the fact that it lost so narrowly is another example of the way the...

The state s smoking ban does not apply to tobacco retailers whose primary business comes from the sale of tobacco products and accessories. The state s smoking ban does not apply to tobacco retailers whose primary business comes from the sale of tobacco products and accessories. But owner Dave Williams expects profits to spike once the state's smoking ban is enforced in February and prohibits restaurants and bars from offering patrons cigars. The new law defines smoking as the "act of...

Contraband cigarettes seized Local News - Saturday, May 19, 2007 @ 09:00 The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police's crime unit, along with Pembroke City Police and the Ontario Ministry of Finance have concluded a seven- month investigation into the illegal sale of contraband cigarettes in the Town of Petawawa and the City of Pembroke. Contraband cigarettes seized Local News - Saturday, May 19, 2007 @ 09:00 The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario...

The tribe decided a month ago to step up its cigarette-manufacturing operation of about 50,000 cartons a month, sold only on its reservation and through tribal smoke shops on other American Indian lands. But they also see an opportunity to better fund tribal programs and make more money for tribal members. And while they know they aren't going to take out the big guys, they want to take some of their shelf space in stores all over the country, and snag market share. Two years ago, it grew...