Tobacco in The News

Judge Upholds Ban on Drugstore Tobacco Sales
San Francisco: San Francisco's ban on tobacco sales in drugstores doesn't violate a cigarette company's constitutional right to advertise its products, a federal judge ruled Friday in rejecting Philip Morris' attempt to halt enforcement of the ordinance.

Boston Considers Ban of Tobacco Bars
Boston: The Boston Public Health Commission is scheduled to vote soon on expanded smoking restrictions that would be among the nation's toughest. The proposal would ban cigar bars and hookah bars, which currently enjoy exemptions from Boston's four-year-old workplace smoking ban. It would also eliminate sales of tobacco on pharmacies and colleges campuses.

Medical Research by the Marlboro Man
Boston University: Think medical schools and tobacco companies have nothing in common? The relationship’s real, and it’s complicated. Medical schools need money to fund life-saving research. Tobacco companies, whose products cause lethal diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and stroke, donate part of their profits to universities to pay for that research.