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Two Weird Reports
Weird report I saw yesterday: The last cigarette smoked in England will be put out in 2050 – and Bristol’s final smoker will quit in just five years, scientists claim Study commissioned by tobacco giant Philip Morris and conducted by … Continue reading
The Madsen Moment
Something I saw on Dick Puddlecote a few days back has been niggling at the back of my mind. And I think it’s actually relevant to the Smokers’ Army meme being explored on threads here recently. It featured Madsen Pirie … Continue reading
Approximate Parity
I find it rather intriguing that, while tobacco is gradually becoming illegal, marijuana is gradually becoming legal. A long-awaited law in California kicked in today allowing anyone 21 and older to purchase marijuana at licensed shops, grow up to six pot … Continue reading
On The Banks Of The Volga
H/T MJM for this shocking video that I hadn’t seen before: It really demonstrates just how murderous Tobacco Control really is. I keep the Wall Of Hate (also the work of MJM) in my right hand margin. But the Wall … Continue reading
Inklings
I saw something rather strange in a car park a few days ago. I had parked, and had just returned with my shopping, which I was placing inside my car. There was a car parked next to me, with the … Continue reading
400 Years
Something of a slight discussion broke out in the comments yesterday about whether oppressed and persecuted smokers should get organised. But they never seem to. And I often wonder whether they ever can be. The smoking ban had an enormous … Continue reading
Whatever Next?
Via Dick Puddlecote, Clive Bates putting himself in the shoes of a smoker-turned-vaper: “You told us to quit smoking. You taxed the pants off us; you’ve bullied us with your public information campaigns; you’ve racked up the stigma that we … Continue reading
Complete Disbeliever
Dick Puddlecote asks: Could Tobacco Control Extremism Help Us Get Out Of The EU? I certainly hope so. But he’s actually talking about… the EU’s updated Tobacco Products Directive (TPD2) – which regulates e-cigs to within an inch of their … Continue reading
Hydra
Dick Puddlecote has been in Warsaw at a tobacco harm reduction conference, the Global Forum on Nicotine. Apart from featuring the inventor of the e-cigarette, Hon Lik, it also had a must-watch video of Dr Attila Danko, a clinical doctor from … Continue reading
Anti-e-cigarette Research Replicates Antismoking Research
H/T Jay R, Michael Siegel on e-cigarette research: While the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has repeatedly claimed that it is intending to regulate e-cigarettes based on the results of scientific research, a close examination of the CTP’s research … Continue reading
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