Tobacco

File of FBI investigators in Watertown. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Dartmouth Woods Searched As Part Of Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation

Federal, state and local authorities are searching the woods near the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth campus as part of their investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing.

2013/05/03

NH House Votes To Raise Tobacco Tax 20 Cents

Smokers may be asked yet again to help pay for spending in New Hampshire’s next budget after the House voted to raise the tobacco tax 20 cents on Wednesday.

2013/03/20

I-Team: Alleged Tobacco Scam Costs Taxpayers Millions

The I-Team found one man who has allegedly made a fortune dodging the tax man. What is more outrageous, he is doing it by moving cancer causing products into the state.

2013/03/05

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Opinion: Mitt Romney The Cigarette Peddler

It turns out that Mitt Romney made millions and saved the company he was running by peddling cigarettes in the former Soviet Union and in the United States in the early 90s.

2012/10/16

Calls To Quitline Increase After Graphic Anti-Smoking Campaign

Graphic anti-smoking ads have been airing for a little over a month now, and we’ve discovered they are working.

2012/04/25

Alternative Tobacco Use Outpaces Cigarette Smoking Among Teens

Walk into any convenience store and you will see cigars that look and smell like candy but are just as dangerous as the real thing.

2012/03/19

Cigarettes For $3 A Pack? Roll Your Own

A growing number of smokers have found a way to get cigarettes for a small fraction of what they used to pay because they’re not paying most of the taxes.

2012/01/02