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Should You Be Required to Have a License to Smoke?

Mike Adams — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:30:07 +0000

Smokers’ rights could be at risk once again: a medical expert is currently advocating for some drastic regulations that would make it mandatory for all smokers to obtain a smoking license. Simon Chapman, from the University of Sydney in Australia, says that he would like to see the government issue smoking licenses as a means [...]

Man Accidentally Drinks Gasoline, Lights Up A Cigarette And Bursts Into Flames!

Cadillac Cruz — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:15:44 +0000

A North Carolina man lit up a cigarette after he accidentally drank gasoline, burst into flames. Gary Banning, 43, of Havelock, N.C. was at a friends apartment Monday night when he was rushed to the local hospital. Local law enforcement along with the fire department responded to call around 9:55pm Monday on reports of a [...]

Federal Judge Blocks Law Requiring Graphic Photos on Cigarette Packs

Shauna Wright — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:28:43 +0000

In a 29-page decision on Monday, US District Judge Richard J. Leon blocked the implementation of a law on graphic cigarette photos. It would’ve required tobacco companies to include explicit photos detailing the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages.

The 36 images proposed by the Food and Drug Administration include a picture of diseased lungs next to healthy lungs, a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat, and a male cadaver with chest staples down his torso.

Oops! TV News Reporter Caught Smoking While Covering Fire [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:59:51 +0000

TV reporter Brad Woodward picked about the worst time possible to be caught taking a smoke break. The five-year veteran of KHOU news in Houston was happily puffing away when the anchors cut to his coverage of an oil fire. When Woodward realized he was live he flicked the cigarette away. To make matters worse, [...]