Photographs of the Dying Era of Smoking

A lot of changes have taken place in New York over the past few decades, most importantly that the air has been "cleared" – no more smoking in bars, clubs and restaurants. Along with these changes, the sales of Febreze stopped, and photographer Susanna Howe has noticed another change – that no one wants their photograph being taken while smoking. She says: "Even those people who you wouldn't...

Tobacco Prices on the Rise and the Poor not Smokin...

The American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout is to take place on November 19th and many people will be throwing away their cigarettes in honor of the situation. Jason Halford, 29 is going to be taking part in this action. He has been smoking for nine years and has tried to quit twice. He claims that he started smoking again both times because of stress related to lack of money and his job. The rising costs of...

Montana Reserve Slips Finds Loophole in Smoking Le...

Due to a slip in Montana's statewide smoking ban, people who want to have a smoke with their beer are still able to do so, even though smoking indoors has been in place since the beginning of October. The State of Montana indoor smoking ban has no effect on those living on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Smokers at the KwaTaqNuk Casino are still happily puffing away, and this chain of casinos has both smoking and...

Medical Marijuana Laws Loosening Up in the United ...

As bans on smoking grow stronger in the United States, laws prohibiting marijuana are easing up. Cannabis-related prosecution has been ordered to stop by federal prosecutors in the 13 states where the medical use of the drug is not illegal. It is wrong to prosecute those people who comply to state existing state laws, according to Attorney General Eric Holder. However, the air is not completely clear he warns, those using...

Bans on Flavored Cigarettes Won't Stop Kids f...

In the past, most believed the words of the tobacco executives that smoking was not addictive and that cigarettes did not contain carcinogens. Today, the FDA controls tobacco products, but Americans and the rest of the world has not learned its lesson. It should not be forgotten that the people who protect us from tobacco should not be followed blindly either. It was announced recently that the Food and Drug Administration...

David Hockney Hating his Government for Banning Sm...

People like David Hockney come few and far apart. He feels that the Labour Government got in the way of his smoking and he hates them for it. The 72-year-old British man has been smoking all his life. He is part of a group of MPs who are vouching for the ban to be loosened. This group has members from all political parties who want designated smoking rooms to be allowed in pubs. The turning point for Hockney was when he found...