/tags/tobacco tobacco en-US WLRN Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-09/cuba-tobacco-farmers-recuperate-after-ruinous-hurricane-ian Six months after Hurricane Ian devastated 80% of the region’s tobacco infrastructure, farmers are trying to recuperate from the disaster. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-09/cuba-tobacco-farmers-recuperate-after-ruinous-hurricane-ian Andrea Rodriguez | Associated Press /health/2023-01-26/florida-gets-an-f-on-tobacco-control-report-card-lung-association-says Florida is failing when it comes to controlling tobacco and preventing smoking, according to a new report from The American Lung Association. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:30:00 GMT /health/2023-01-26/florida-gets-an-f-on-tobacco-control-report-card-lung-association-says Joe Mario Pedersen /local-news/2022-12-27/miami-beach-bans-cigarettes-and-tobacco-products-on-public-beaches Starting Jan. 1, people will not be allowed to smoke cigarettes and other tobacco products on public beaches to reduce pollution. Here is what you need to know. Tue, 27 Dec 2022 11:38:55 GMT /local-news/2022-12-27/miami-beach-bans-cigarettes-and-tobacco-products-on-public-beaches Grethel Aguila /news/2022-10-04/judge-itg-is-liable-for-florida-tobacco-settlement-payments Cigarette manufacturer ITG Brands assumed liability for tobacco settlement payments to the state of Florida when it acquired four brands from Reynolds American in 2015, a Delaware judge has ruled. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:00:00 GMT /news/2022-10-04/judge-itg-is-liable-for-florida-tobacco-settlement-payments Randall Chase /news/2022-08-08/fewer-floridians-are-smoking-which-is-impacting-tobacco-settlement-revenues Florida likely will see lower-than-expected revenues from a landmark settlement with the tobacco industry because fewer people are smoking or smokers are cutting back. Mon, 08 Aug 2022 19:13:00 GMT /news/2022-08-08/fewer-floridians-are-smoking-which-is-impacting-tobacco-settlement-revenues The News Service of Florida /news/2022-04-11/florida-heads-to-court-against-walgreens-over-opioids-crisis After inking $2.4 billion in settlements with prescription drug manufacturers, distributors and retailers, the state is set for a courtroom showdown with Walgreens over the pharmacy giant’s role in the opioid epidemic. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:40:53 GMT /news/2022-04-11/florida-heads-to-court-against-walgreens-over-opioids-crisis Dara Kam | News Service Florida /2021-10-28/oil-companies-face-big-tobacco-moment-in-congress-over-their-climate-policies House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., called the CEOs of four oil companies to appear and answer questions about climate change. She said the companies have spread misinformation for decades. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:36:10 GMT /2021-10-28/oil-companies-face-big-tobacco-moment-in-congress-over-their-climate-policies Deirdre Walsh, Jeffrey Pierre /news/2021-07-26/marlboro-maker-ceo-says-the-company-plans-to-stop-selling-smokes-in-the-u-k Tobacco giant Philip Morris International is pivoting away from cigarettes. Part of its reinvention plan is to stop selling cigarettes in the United Kingdom in the next 10 years. Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:36:20 GMT /news/2021-07-26/marlboro-maker-ceo-says-the-company-plans-to-stop-selling-smokes-in-the-u-k Jaclyn Diaz /local-news/2021-05-31/florida-supreme-court-hearing-could-open-door-for-tobacco-companies Justices on Wednesday will hear an appeal by the estate of a man who died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A Duval County jury awarded $6.4 million in compensatory damages, but an appeals court overturned the decision. Mon, 31 May 2021 10:56:12 GMT /local-news/2021-05-31/florida-supreme-court-hearing-could-open-door-for-tobacco-companies Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /news/2021-05-21/of-women-and-salt-from-cuban-cigar-factories-to-immigration-detention-centers A life lived traveling to the home country of her ancestors led to Gabriela Garcia’s debut novel — 'Of Women and Salt' — this month’s Sundial Book Club title. Fri, 21 May 2021 19:17:17 GMT /news/2021-05-21/of-women-and-salt-from-cuban-cigar-factories-to-immigration-detention-centers Leslie Ovalle Atkinson