Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Executive Director of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Violates President-Elect Obama's New Rules for Lobbyists on Transition Team

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One of the important principles upon which Senator Barack Obama based his campaign for the presidency was that the days of lobbyists running...
Monday, November 24, 2008

While Progress in Reducing Smoking Comes to a Halt, Anti-Smoking Groups are Pursuing More and More Draconian Policies

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While preliminary data show that progress in reducing adult smoking prevalence came to a halt in 2008, anti-smoking groups continue to pursu...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

More on the Massachusetts Smoking Ban and Heart Disease Mortality Study

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On Reason Magazine's Hit & Run blog, Jacob Sullum explains my opinion about the recently-released Massachusetts smoking ban/heart ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Attempt by Anti-Smoking Advocate to Defame My Character on SourceWatch

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A tobacco control advocate has attempted - fortunately without success - to defame my character by writing a blatantly inaccurate and distor...
Monday, November 17, 2008

Massachusetts Study Shows Lower Smoking Prevalence Associated with Reduced Heart Attack Rates, But Doesn't Show Any Immediate Effect of Smoking Bans

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After careful examination of the study released last week by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, it is clear that the study fail...
Friday, November 14, 2008

Smokers to Be Banned from Fostering or Adopting Children in Several Districts in Scotland

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Following the lead of authorities in a London district, which - as I revealed last week - is banning fostering by smokers, several councils...

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Admits to Negotiating FDA Legislation with Philip Morris

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In a press release, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has admitted that they negotiated the FDA legislation with Philip Morris, proving wro...
Thursday, November 13, 2008

Quoted in Article on Complete College Smoking Bans

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Yesterday's Minneapolis Star-Tribune features an article on the increasing trend of complete smoking bans on college campuses. Instead...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

IN MY VIEW: After Election, Anti-Smoking Groups Should Go Back to the Drawing Board and Craft Effective Federal Legislation

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Today I outline my proposal for what I believe would be effective federal legislation to address the problem of tobacco use. Unlike the curr...
Thursday, November 06, 2008

Anti-Smoking Advocates Re-Writing History to Support FDA Tobacco Legislation

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In a point-counterpoint pairing of letters published today in the New England Journal of Medicine , Dr. Joel Nitzkin of the American Associ...
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

New Study Shows that De-Nicotinized Cigarettes Deliver Substantial Nicotine to the Brain; Claims that FDA Bill Will End Addiction are Unfounded

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One of the key claims of proponents of the FDA tobacco legislation is that by mandating the lowering of nicotine to very low levels, cigaret...

Anti-Smoking Groups Blast Philip Morris for Putting Pink on Its Cigarette Packs

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In a statement issued Friday by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Lung Association, American Heart Association, American Cancer S...
Monday, November 03, 2008

American Lung Association on Track for 2008 Anti-Smoking Hypocrisy of the Year Award

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An action alert put out around Halloween by the American Lung Association asks constituents to write to the CEO of Reynolds American and urg...
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Smokers May Be Prohibited from Being Foster Parents in East London Borough of Redbridge

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The East London Borough of Redbridge is considering a new policy which would prohibit anyone who smokes from becoming a foster parent. The...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Letter to the Editor in USA Today Questions Campus-Wide Smoking Bans as These Draconian Policies Continue to Spread

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In a letter to the editor published in USA Today on October 22, John Nothdurft - a legislative specialist with the Heartland Institute in ...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Anti-Smoking Bias Evident Not Only in Research, But in Policy Analysis As Well

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New Study Claims to Find Support for Ban on Smoking in Homes with Children, But Conclusion was Pre-Determined A new study published onli...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

New Report Warns of Serious Risk Profile of Chantix; Recommendation of Chantix by Anti-Smoking Researchers with Conflicts of Interest is Unacceptable

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A new report from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices revealed that Chantix accounted for more reported serious injuries than any ...