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Tobacco
Meet New Jersey’s tobacco bonds
Jun 18, 2014
Why a deal to cash out their tobacco settlement might cost New Jersey
The market for smokeless tobacco keeps on growing
Jun 17, 2014
After the death of Tony Gwynn, it's a hot topic.
CVS to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco by Oct. 1
Feb 5, 2014
The realization that cigarettes and pharmacies are a very odd pairing.
It's baseball all-star (spitting) time
by
Stan Alcorn
Jul 16, 2013
Spitting is an even longer baseball tradition than the All-Star Game, especially if it's tobacco.
E-cigarettes offer brave new world for smokers and cigarette makers
Jun 11, 2013
E-cigarette sales are still only a fraction of the total cigarette market. But that share is growing steadily -- tobacco companies and others are taking notice.
Reuters
Meet Snus and e-cigarettes, the tobacco industry's new growth areas
Apr 24, 2013
While cigarette usage has dropped, profits for the tobacco industry are expected to be up.
States cut anti-smoking efforts despite tobacco money windfall
Dec 6, 2012
A new study finds state governments are plugging budget gaps at the expense of tobacco prevention programs.
For public good, not for profit.
Could apartments become the next no-smoking zone?
Nov 15, 2012
If the folks behind the Great American Smokeout have their way, the latest frontier in the “no smoking” crusade could be apartment buildings.
Tobacco tax tucked into transportation bill
by
David Gura
Jul 3, 2012
A change in federal rules makes so-called "roll your own" cigarette shops subject to the same taxes and regulations as larger cigarette makers.
Military tobacco - a follow up to our investigation
Jul 12, 2011
Last month on Marketplace, I published a report from my year-long investigation about how Army, Air Force and Coast Guard bases in more than a do...