State Health Bans Synthetic Marijuana

The Department of State Health Services announced Wednesday that it is outlawing marijuanalike substances commonly found in K2, Spice, “herbal incense” and other synthetic marijuana products. The ban takes effect...

City Smoking Ban Smells of Elitism

The Burlington City Council is at it again, making yet another stab at banning legal, but what some members consider “undesirable” behavior, on the Church Street Marketplace. The latest target...

Altria IQ Net

Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc.’s first-quarter net income increased 15 percent in on lower costs and higher prices, even though it sold fewer cigarettes. The owner of the nation’s biggest...

Women and Tobacco Facts

“Cigarettes are like girls. The best ones are thin and rich.” American Tobacco Company advertising slogan for a brand of thin cigarettes like Virginia. “As it is often the case,...