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ASH News Items for FEBRUARY 2000

ASH Reacts to PM Suggestion Of Nicotine Regulation [02/29-4]

Poll Says Smokers Solely Responsible for Their Habit [02/29-3]

PM Says it Will Accept A Certain Amount of FDA Regulation [02/29-2]

Canadian Senator Wants Smokers to Pay to Reduce Teen Smoking [02/29-1] 


LA Considers Using Settlement Money to Pay for Judgments Stemming From Corruption [02/28-3]

Canadian Reduction of Cig Export Tax Called "Meaningless" [02/28-2]

DOJ Says Industry Motion to Dismiss Fraught with "Multiple Legal Errors [02/28-1] 


VA Gov Quietly Pushes Through Bill to Shield PM [02/25-5]

Editorial: NC Schools Smoking Policy is 'Scandalous' [02/25-4]

Pro-Tobacco Interests Protest in NY Against Tougher Antismoking Laws [02/25-3]

Nat'l Smokers Alliance Targets McCain with $25,000 in Ads [02/25-2]

Try, Try Again: HUD, Quit Subsidizing Smoke Shops from Sen. K. Bond [02/25-1] 


MN  Ruling Makes Secret Docs Public [02/24-2]

Cig. Addicts Crave  Drugs [02/24-1]


Industry Loses Privilege Claim Over Tobacco Documents [02/23-5]

Engle: Industry Appeals Gag Order - Again [02/23-4]

Pregnant Smokers a Big Problem in NV [02/23-3]

Industry Played Part in McCain SC Defeat [02/23-2]

BC Court Throws Out Antitobacco Legislation [02/23-1]


Cigar Smoking Study in Brief [02/22-6]

Nicotine Used to Relieve Parkinson's and Tourette's [02/22-5]

Canada's Anti-Tobacco Lawsuit Suffers Setback [02/22-4]

Smoking and Illegal Drug Usage Linked in Two Studies [02/22-3]

Antismoking Ad Reviews [02/22-2]

Proposed Legislation to Study Veterans and Smoking [02/22-1] 



Industry Stocks Fall, Tobacco Bonds Stay Constant [02/18-4]

Tobacco Industry Would Be "Giddy" with Bush Nomination [02/18-3]

Intervening NJ Lawyers Pull Out; Gets Gov. Whitman's Funding Agreement [02/18-2]

LA Mayor Wants to Use Settlement Money to Cover Scandal Lawsuits [02/18-1]


Tobacco Growers Accuse Industry of "Misleading, Deceitful and Fraudulent Conduct" [02/17-6]

Activists Target Cig Vending Machines in MD [02/17-5]

Full Text of Lorillard Tobacco, et. al v. Reilly - The Tobacco & Cigar Regulations Case [02/17-4]

MA Tobacco Regs. Withstand Scrutiny But Do Not Apply to the Internet [02/17-3]

WMA Urges Physicians to Counsel Patients on Smoking Cessation [02/17-2]

Poll Shows U.S. Smokers Know the Risks, Just Can't Quit [02/17-1] 


Chicago Councilman Proposal Novel Tobacco Display [02/16-3]

Tobacco Farmers in 14 States to Sue Industry [02/16-2]

Lawyers Held N.J.'s Payout Hostage, Forced $30 million in Cessation Funding [02/16-1] 


Under Pressure ALF Pulls 2 Ads [02/15-5]

Teen Smoking Rates Around the World [02/15-4]

Inspectors Trying to Keep Smokers "Considerate" [02/15-3]

Prop. 10 Fight Heats Up; Reiner Ready [02/15-2]

Heavy Smoking May Lead to Heavy Drinking [02/15-1] 


PM Says Antitobacco Ads Violate MSA [02/14-5]

You Won't Believe It - UK Gov. Reveals List of Cig. Additives [02/14-4]

New FDA Website Lists Merchants Caught Illegally Selling Cigs to Minors [02/14-3]

Children's Valentine's Day Poems Straight from the Heart - Quit Smoking [02/14-2]

Rep. Hansen (R-Utah) Introduces Bill to Ban Bidis [02/14-1]

Industry Stocks Fall, Tobacco Bonds Stay Constant [02/18-4]

Tobacco Industry Would Be "Giddy" with Bush Nomination [02/18-3]

Intervening NJ Lawyers Pull Out; Gets Gov. Whitman's Funding Agreement [02/18-2]

LA Mayor Wants to Use Settlement Money to Cover Scandal Lawsuits [02/18-1]


Tobacco Growers Accuse Industry of "Misleading, Deceitful and Fraudulent Conduct" [02/17-6]

Activists Target Cig Vending Machines in MD [02/17-5]

Full Text of Lorillard Tobacco, et. al v. Reilly - The Tobacco & Cigar Regulations Case [02/17-4]

MA Tobacco Regs. Withstand Scrutiny But Do Not Apply to the Internet [02/17-3]

WMA Urges Physicians to Counsel Patients on Smoking Cessation [02/17-2]

Poll Shows U.S. Smokers Know the Risks, Just Can't Quit [02/17-1] 


Chicago Councilman Proposal Novel Tobacco Display [02/16-3]

Tobacco Farmers in 14 States to Sue Industry [02/16-2]

Lawyers Held N.J.'s Payout Hostage, Forced $30 million in Cessation Funding [02/16-1] 


Under Pressure ALF Pulls 2 Ads [02/15-5]

Teen Smoking Rates Around the World [02/15-4]

Inspectors Trying to Keep Smokers "Considerate" [02/15-3]

Prop. 10 Fight Heats Up; Reiner Ready [02/15-2]

Heavy Smoking May Lead to Heavy Drinking [02/15-1] 


PM Says Antitobacco Ads Violate MSA [02/14-5]

You Won't Believe It - UK Gov. Reveals List of Cig. Additives [02/14-4]

New FDA Website Lists Merchants Caught Illegally Selling Cigs to Minors [02/14-3]

Children's Valentine's Day Poems Straight from the Heart - Quit Smoking [02/14-2]

Rep. Hansen (R-Utah) Introduces Bill to Ban Bidis [02/14-1] 



Class Action Filed Against Industry in CA for Price Fixing [02/11-4]

ENGLE: Industry Makes Second Appeal of Gag Order [02/11-3]

Clerks in Canada have No Problem Selling to Minors [02/11-2]

Industry to Put Medical Docs on Internet [02/11-1]


Questionable Science: UK Profs Say Passive Smoking/Lung Cancer Risk Overstated [02/10-2]

GA Senate Bill SB380 Would Prohibit Community Smoking Regulations [02/10-1]


FL Gov. Bush Seeks Securitization of Settlement [02/09-3]

Lawsuit Filed Against Industry for Price Fixing for 17 Years [02/09-2]

UK Doctors Say that Tobacco Should Be Considered a Drug [02/09-1]


Antitobacco Advocates welcome the "Truth" Tobacco Ad Campaign [02/08-5]

Lawsuit Against Industry for Price Fixing In the Works [02/08-4]

Smokers Will Die Seven Years Earlier - Insurance Reaction to Study near Certain [02/08-3]

Not All Youth Smokers Getting Smokes from Stores [02/08-2]

Anatomy of a Coup - Plaintiffs Lawyers Sue for Settlement Monies [02/08-1]


More on Clinton's Budget [02/07-7]

Canada To put Stop Smoking Tips on Cig Packs [02/07-6]

LA Co. Health Director Committed to Enforcing Antismoking Laws [02/07-5]

Les Thompson, Ex-Industry Exec, Gets Suspended Sentence for Smuggling [02/07-4]

Industry Suing Insurers for Coverage Payouts [02/07-3]

Clinton Proposes Medicaid Cover Cessation Products [02/07-2]

Clinton Proposes $.25 Cig Tax Increase in Budget [02/07-1] 



McCain - A Man Industry Loves to Hate [02/04-6]

NYT: CA, Don't Repeal Prop. 10 [02/04-5]

Smoker's Lacking Vitamin C [02/04-4]

BAT Documents Show Definite Smuggling Conspiracy [02/04-3]

Industry Argues Against Judge Kaye's Gag Order [02/04-2]

Cancer Rates Reaching Epidemic Proportions [02/04-1]


Rob Reiner Joins FAQvoter.com to Oppose CA's Prop. 28 [02/03-3]

ASH's Banzhaf Posits Liability for Cigna's Censored PM Newsletters [02/03-2]

1st Circuit Stays Tobacco Ad Ban Near Schools [02/03-1]


New Study on Health Behaviors of Children [02/02-3]

Invest Responsibly, Drop Tobacco from Portfolios [02/02-2]

US Senators Say Films Should Approach Violence Same as On Screen Smoking [02/02-1]


Smokers Protest Park Manager's Compliance with No-Smoking Law [02/01-4]

Antismoking Students Protest Bidis Distributor's HQ [02/01-3]

Orange Co. Health Professionals Seek Initiative to Ensure Money Goes to Health Care [02/01-2]

PA Smokers Sue for Share of Settlement [02/01-1]
 


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