2011: The Predicted Resurrection of Tobacco Companies
Tobacco: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop.
Smoking Taxes
The federal government is doing some things right for a change. Usually it doesn’t have the nerve to stand up to the corporations who usually push it around and tell it what to do. Exxon-Mobil, for instance, can get away with anything. This isn’t about Exxon-Mobil though. It’s about Big Tobacco. The government is going to start regulating tobacco and raising the taxes on it to an extreme level. Isn’t it about time?
The New Taxes are Here
A list of the new taxes that are either already in place or are in the process of being debated by the government.
Elderly Person Sets Himself on Fire by Accident
Joseph Rusin, an American eighty-seven year old man, has died because his clothes caught fire. Joseph was riding his bicycle while smoking, when suddenly his nylon jacket caught fire.
Third-Hand Smoke
If the person who lived in your home before you smoked, beware.
Marijuana: Legality in the Making
Although marijuana is illegal because of the health risks that accompany its use, the use of marijuana for therapeutic treatments revive an age-old argument for its legality. Several of the arguments against the possible legality of marijuana are based on old myths and can be disproved with actual facts and evidence. Regardless of the good things about marijuana, there are some risks, as with other prescription drugs.
A Dash of Liquid Smoke, Please
A Dutch company is launching a new energy drink for smokers to deflate their cravings for a smoke. Its content is dubious. The reaction of authorities and anti-smoke campaigners is even more dubious.
EU to Get Smoke Stop Rings on Cigarettes
Potty Eu politicians are doing the impossible, again. They are inventing the wheel for the umpteenth time and spending billions of tax money on it.
Smoking is a Personal Choice and Should be Respected
Let the smokers enjoy their bit in peace; their contribution to the revenue collection may be the salvation from the doom of the current credit crisis.
