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How the son of sharecroppers helped send the world's most powerful telescope to space

Gregory Robinson grew up as one of 11 children of tobacco sharecroppers in rural Virginia. He reflects on his journey to NASA, where he directed the groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope program.

WEKU

Regular cannabis use now more accepted by Australians than smoking tobacco, study finds

Support grows for stricter penalties for supplying cigarettes to minors and a crackdown on e-cigarettes, National Drug Strategy Household Survey reveals

The Guardian - AU

Inhale Success: Blakk Tatted Becomes Overnight Millionaire With Hookah Brand

NEW ORLEANS — Blakk Tatted loves the idea of being an overnight success.

Zenger

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Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas

That the arrival of Europeans in the New World in 1492 led to a massive shift in the ecological landscape has been widely accepted for the past 50 years. Suddenly a trans-Atlantic exchange – maize for wheat, tomatoes for apples, tobacco for horses – meant that plants and animals were…

The Conversation

Gateshead shop ordered to close after selling illegal tobacco

There were numerous complaints about Ali Baba Shop in Bensham about illegal tobacco sales and anti-social behaviour

Chronicle Live

Tobacco syndicate dealt $400 million blow

An illicit tobacco syndicate in Victoria has been dealt a $400 million blow after authorities thwarted their operations.

AAP

What Are The Cannabis Shakes And What Causes Them

This article was originally published on 2Fast4Buds and appears here with permission. Have you ever noticed yourself shaking madly after you smoked big amounts of marijuana? We've all been there. What you were experiencing is what's known as cannabis shakes.

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The Food & Drug Administration Has a Vaping Problem

Something is wrong at the Food & Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products, and federal courts are beginning to notice.

Reason

Andhra Pradesh: Markfed creates history in tobacco export

It despatched 120 tonne of processed produce to the U.S. this week

The Hindu

Londoners are nation's biggest vapers - getting through nine bottles of e-liquid a week

Those in the capital spend nearly £50 a month on liquids for vaping - with tobacco, strawberry, mango, and mint the favourite flavours

Wales Online

Rise in children vaping across Britain ‘influenced by social media’

Over the last year, a new generation of disposable vapes known as ‘puff bars’ – which contain nicotine – have come on to the market.

The Independent UK

The FDA Perversely Seeks To Make Both Cigarettes and Harm-Reducing Alternatives Less Appealing

The agency’s policies would boost the black market and smoking-related deaths.

Reason

I led the US lawsuit against big tobacco for its harmful lies. Big oil is next

We may be approaching a legal tipping point for fossil fuel companies, says the author Sharon Y Eubanks

The Guardian - UK

'Extreme concern': Tobacco firm uses loophole to target price-sensitive smokers

It looks like a cigarette, it's marketed like a cigarette, but Philip Morris NZ's new 'cigarillo' is about $3 a pack cheaper. The Government and health experts have expressed dismay.

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The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Tobacco farming back in favour as farmers get record prices

Average price jumps by over ₹30 per kg; global shortfall in output boosts demand for Indian leaf

StockNews.com

4 Consumer Staples Stocks to Avoid

Consumer staples companies are known for performing relatively well during a market turmoil because of inelastic demand for their products. However, Wall Street analysts expect fundamentally weak consumer staples stocks Japan Tobacco (JAPAY), National Beverage (FIZZ), Grocery Outlet (GO), and Rite Aid (RAD) to decline more than 10% in the…

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Peter Angelos built an empire of Orioles baseball, law and Baltimore real estate. Will a family feud break up the kingdom?

BALTIMORE — It is an empire built piece by piece, but reaching expansively across the Baltimore area and beyond — through real estate that includes a downtown landmark and a renowned horse farm, to an aggressive law firm that won billions of dollars for workers harmed by asbestos and smokers…

Reason

The FDA's War on Juul Will Kill People

Bureaucrats say they want to save lives. But they're moving to block a tool that is proven to help smokers quit entirely.

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Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Drastically reducing nicotine levels will save a lot of lives

Nicotine kills. Oh, not directly, for the most part. It’s just so addictive that cigarette smokers find it nearly impossible to quit a product that subtracts years off their lives, causes cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, strokes and heart disease, along with worsening Type 2 diabetes. In 2018, more than…

Bristol Post

Tobacco Factory owner George Ferguson gifts 999-year lease to theatre company

It has been described as a historic moment for the charity

Newsroom.co.nz

In-depth: Time to kick our meat and dairy habit

Given the damage it causes, is it time for the Government to treat agriculture like tobacco?

Daily Record

Almost two tonnes of illegal tobacco seized from Wishaw haulage depot

An incredible 1.8 tonnes of compressed raw tobacco leaf was discovered and seized by HMRC officers.

Liverpool Echo

Many e-cigarettes could be banned under EU plan to fight cancer

The EU's executive branch has proposed a ban on the same of some heated tobacco products, including some vapes

The Conversation

The FDA and Juul are fighting over a vape ban, but the role of e-cigarettes in the world of tobacco abuse is not clear-cut

On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that all Juul products must be removed from U.S. markets. This decision essentially broadened an existing ban on teen use of the company’s nicotine e-cigarettes to include adults as well. The next day, Juul asked a federal appeals court…

The Independent UK

Flavoured vapes could be banned as part of EU plan to fight cancer as e-cigarette use surges

Proposed restrictions would only cover products delivering heated tobacco

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