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Metro Considers E-Cig Ban On Buses & Trains

Health experts still working to verify manufacturers’ claims of E-cig safety.

10 hours ago

Bus Tour Wraps Up for Missouri Tobacco Tax Measure

Backers of a proposal to increase Missouri’s lowest-in-the nation cigarette taxes wrapped up a statewide bus tour Friday at the state Capitol.

2012/10/12

Two St. Louisans Charged In Massive Cigarette Smuggling Ring

A tobacco distributor closely watched by federal agents for a decade along with two relatives were charged in Kentucky.

2012/10/04

Springfield Smoking Ban Approved

Unofficial results show an attempt to repeal the April 2011 ban failed Tuesday.

2012/06/06

Ciagrettes in Illinois Going Up a Buck a Pack

The dollar-per-pack increase will apply to cigarettes and a few other smoking devices, but not chewing tobacco or “moist snuff”.

2012/05/30

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Missouri AG Pushes Anti-Tobacco Message

Chris Koster says movie producers should restrict depictions of tobacco use,

2012/05/11

Baseball Card Sets $$$$$ Record

The Honus Wagner card was sold for one-million, 232-thousand, 466 dollars.

2012/04/20

Cigarette Butts #1 Littered Item on Missouri Roads

10.9 billion cigarettes were bought in Missouri last year, 11.6 billion in Illinois.

2012/04/19

Inmate Draws More Time in Smuggling Scheme

A federal prison inmate has been ordered to spend an additional two and a half years behind bars for his role in a scheme to smuggle cigarettes in to the prison.

2012/01/27

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St. Louis Lawmaker Sponsors Cigarette, Booze And Internet Tax

St. Louis area Representative Jamilla Nasheed says in order to balance the shrinking state budget several new taxes need to be considered.

2012/01/12

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