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Cigarette Consumption Down 28 Percent in 10 Years

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. November 25, 2008.
It's hard to believe that as recently as 2000, people could smoke on planes.

A Smarter Way to Deal with Pot Than Arresting 20 Million People

Paul Armentano, NORML. November 17, 2008.
If lawmakers really wanted to address marijuana use, they would regulate and tax pot like they do tobacco.

House Passes First-Ever Comprehensive Tobacco Regulation Bill

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. August 18, 2008.
Smoking is an addiction, not a choice. The public has long known this. Finally, Congress is catching on.

McCain Jokes About Killing Iranians With American Tobacco Exports

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. July 9, 2008.
"Joke" earns candidate a poke in the back from Mrs. McCain.

The Sick and Crazy Science Tobacco Companies Pursue to Get You Hooked

Scott Thill, AlterNet. April 26, 2008.
Injecting nitric oxide into the penises of sedated cats is just one of the newly discovered bizarre studies conducted by the tobacco industry.

Should Tobacco Companies Be Required to Reduce Their Number of Customers?

Stephen D. Sugarman, UC Berkeley School of Law. January 18, 2008.
It may be time to step outside of traditional public health strategy.

Is Pink the New Color of Death for Women?

Lucinda Marshall, AlterNet: PEEK. October 15, 2007.
Lucinda Marshall: R.J. Reynolds has introduced a new cigarette targeted specifically towards women called "Barbie Camels".

How a PR Firm Helped Establish America's Cigarette Century

Allan M. Brandt, AlterNet. April 16, 2007.
How the tobacco industry-hired Hill & Knowlton to develop many of the propaganda techniques against science used today to attack climate change and evolution.

Should People Be Allowed To Smoke at Home?

Daniel B. Wood, Christian Science Monitor. February 9, 2007.
Condos and apartments are the new no-smoking frontier. Seniors are leading the way in the new battle to ban smoking from communal environments.

Smoke and Mirrors, Tobacco Industry Style

Philip Barron, AlterNet: PEEK. January 18, 2007.
Big Tobacco thinks an addiction worth inflicting is an addiction worth reinforcing.