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The Top 146 Things This Man Smuggled Into Prison Up His Rectum
California convict Earl Lee Vogt is being charged with smuggling contraband into prison, contraband his jailers believe was “keystered.” Vogt raised suspicions when he complained to guards that, “My...
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A Florida Widow Sued A Tobacco Company And Won $23.6 Billion
The woman sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., the second largest tobacco company in the U.S., for the death of her husband. Chris Keane / Reuters The damages were awarded to Cynthia Robinson, who sued...
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14 Glorious Photos Of Maryland's Traditional Fall Tobacco Harvest
The Lewis Farm in Owings, Maryland, begins its tobacco harvest season. A tobacco leaf lies on the soil after plants are harvested on the farm in September. Tobacco has been grown on the Lewis Farm for...
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Watch John Oliver Destroy The Tobacco Industry In His Latest Tirade
#JeffWeCan. Last night, John Oliver chose to harpoon the tobacco industry on Last Week Tonight. youtube.com With mention of Australia's strict anti-smoking laws which mandate plain packaging, Oliver...
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Pot Is 114 Times Safer Than Alcohol, A New Study Says
By one metric. A new study reaffirms the common claim that marijuana could be safer than a host of other drugs, including alcohol and tobacco. In a January article published in Scientific Reports,...
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San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City To Ban Chewing Tobacco At Ballparks
The city’s mayor signed a measure Friday banning the use of smokeless tobacco at playing fields, including at AT&T Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants. San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim...
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People Tried Chewing Tobacco For The First Time And Immediately Regreted It
“It’s like a rodent exploded in my mouth.” Complex gave some very brave individuals chewing tobacco to try out, and the consensus is pretty much what you would expect. youtube.com / Via youtube.com...
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E-Cigarettes Are Turning Into Regular Cigarettes
A new study hints that teens who vape will go on to smoke cigarettes. Concerns about the health risks of e-cigs, plus new federal rules, could uproot the $2.2 billion industry. Joe Raedle / Getty...
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Hawaii Becomes First State To Raise Minimum Smoking Age To 21
Hawaii’s new tobacco laws went into effect Friday and limit sales of both cigarettes and electronic cigarettes to people 21 or older. Ronen Zilberman / AP On Friday, Hawaii became the first state in...
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How Big Gulps Are Exactly Like Cigarettes
Two industries, the same tactic: money to minority groups and politicians. Local politics at its grimmest. Allison Joyce / Getty Images In 1986, when Mayor Ed Koch and the New York City Council...
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CVS To Stop Selling Tobacco Products
CVS, the second largest drugstore chain in the U.S., announced Wednesday that it will stop carrying tobacco products on Oct. 1, 2014. Mike Segar / Reuters / Reuters "We're the first national pharmacy...
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Here's What Your Alcohol Could Look Like If The Government Puts Health...
Politicians are calling for “tobacco-style” health warnings on alcohol bottles and cans. A group of MPs have said the government should introduce health warnings on alcoholic drinks. Jon Stone /...
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CVS Stops Tobacco Sales A Month Earlier Than Expected
Effective today, America’s second-largest pharmacy chain has banned tobacco sales in its stores. Starting today, CVS will stop selling tobacco products at its 7,700 stores nationwide. Earlier this...
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Hawaii Set To Become First State To Raise Smoking Age To 21
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Hawaii's legislature on Friday passed a bill that would make it the first state in the nation to raise the legal smoking age to 21.The bill, which would prohibit the...
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China Says You Can No Longer Smoke Cigarettes In Public Spaces In Beijing
China is both the world’s largest manufacturer and consumer of cigarettes. China’s capital now forbids people lighting up in places such as restaurants, workplaces, and on public transport, the BBC...
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Child Farmworkers Barred From Handling Pesticides, But Not Tobacco
New rules from the EPA include a ban on workers under 18 handling toxic pesticides, although children 16 and younger can still legally work in the fields. GVnayR, Wikimedia Commons Those who plant,...
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Good News For Cigarette Makers: The Minimum Wage Is Rising In 23 States
Fried Dough / Via Flickr: 42787780@N04 This year, the minimum wage will rise in 23 states — welcome news not only for the hourly workers who will get raises, but all the companies who sell things to...
View ArticleRajnigandha Pan Masala Asked People To Tweet Six-Word Stories, And It Kinda...
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This Is What The Smoking Ban Has Actually Done For Our Health
It’s nine years since smoking was banned in British pubs and bars. A major new study has looked at its impacts. In 2007 the government made it illegal to smoke in places of work in Britain. That meant...
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The Number Of Women Smoking Has Increased But More Men Are Quitting
The ONS data also found more young people were trying cigarettes than in previous years. Koichi Kamoshida / Getty Images / Via Getty According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS),...
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San Francisco Raises Minimum Smoking Age To 21
Rich Fury / AP San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21.The vote comes after New York City, Boston,...
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The FDA Will Now Regulate All Tobacco Products Including E-Cigarettes
The new regulations will extend oversight to all tobacco products including e-cigarettes. Joe Raedle / Getty Images Companies that manufacture e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, will come under...
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Here's Why Menthol Cigarettes And Packs Of 10 Are Being Banned
After a mighty struggle with the tobacco industry, the government is introducing a series of changes to the way cigarettes can be sold in the UK. Here’s what you need to know. Cancer Research / Via...
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7 Reasons Why So Many People Still Smoke
Poverty kills. With smoking banned in so many public spaces, it’s easy to think this unhealthy habit isn’t such a problem anymore. And you wouldn't be completely wrong. Only 17% of people in the...
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Congress Is Actually Talking About Building Its Own Jail To Punish Attorneys...
Mark Wilson / Getty Images WASHINGTON — A congressional committee chairman, Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, considered jailing the attorneys general of New York and Massachusetts at a hearing on Wednesday,...
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