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Proposal to change theatre smoking ban angers Cancer Council

THEATRE producers would more easily obtain smoking exemptions for characters required to light up on stage under a push by the state government to streamline a system that currently had a three-month waiting period and requires the approval of the Governor. But the move has angered the Cancer Council, which says a total ban must remain to “assist with the denormalisation of smoking”.

2016-01-08
adelaidenow.com.au

First Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in New York Open

New York joined the ranks of nearly half the states on Thursday in allowing the use of medical marijuana with the opening of eight dispensaries statewide, serving a variety of tinctures, concentrates, vapors and other forms of the drug. How many patients actually received medicine from those dispensaries, however, was uncertain; [...]

2016-01-08
nytimes.com

Vaping advocates butt heads with Alaska health officials over e-cigs

Greg Conley, the president of the American Vaping Association, said he doesn’t like the way Alaska health officials have portrayed electronic cigarettes. “It is clear that for an adult smoker these products are far, far less hazardous and they can help smokers quit,” Conley said Thursday. Conley, [...] flew into Anchorage this week to hold meetings with lawmakers' staff, [...]

2016-01-08
adn.com

E-cigarettes ruling could pave the way for them [...]

The path has been laid for e-cigarettes to be potentially made available on free prescription in Wales after a brand was granted a licence by a UK medicines body. The decision by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on the e-Voke e-cigarette applies across the UK and includes Wales.

2016-01-07
walesonline.co.uk

Hawaii's Public Health Power Move Could Save Thousands Of Lives

On January 1, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to raise its smoking age for traditional and e-cigarettes to 21, earning appreciative nods from public health officials who hope move will deter teenagers from picking up smoking in the first place. Justin Warren, an Army X-ray technician, is among residents who disagree with the new law. [...]

2016-01-08
huffingtonpost.com

How to quit smoking - and stay cigarette free for good

Around 10 million adults in the UK smoke – but only 30-40% of them try to quit every year. In Great Britain 22% of adult men and 17% of adult women are smokers The highest number of smokers is in the 25-34 age group (25%); the lowest is among those aged 60 and over (11%). The scary stats are that half of all smokers are eventually killed by their addiction from smoking-related causes.

2016-01-07
telegraph.co.uk

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