Philip Morris Buy Sampoerna for $5.2 Billion

Enthusiasts praise kreteks, Indonesia’s clove cigarettes, as the aromatic soul of their nation. Sickeningly sweet might be a more accurate description of their smell. But whether one smokes them or hates them, there is no denying that kreteks penetrate every corner of the giant archipelago. Indonesia’s 140m smokers, 60 per cent of the population, got through nearly 200bn last year, confining “white” cigarettes to just 8 per cent of the market.

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SMOKEFREE Announces Christmas Special Discount of 10% on All Products

SMOKEFREE, announced an exciting 10% Christmas discount on all its products, making SMOKEFREE Electronic Cigarette kits, an ideal gift for a passionate smoker This Christmas.

Christmas gifts for loved ones, especially if he or she is a smoker can be nothing better than electronic cigarettes. What better present could be gifted than a SMOKEFREE electronic cigarette at a tempting discount of 10% this Christmas season? This E Cig will be the ideal Christmas gift for a passionate smoker which he will remember as the best present he had ever been presented with. These highly desirable quality items come packaged in a beautifully presented box. Along with a saving on Christmas bonanza of 10% discount, SMOKEFREE provides a healthier alternative to your loved ones too.

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Tobacco Addicts Find New Hope in Natural Product Said to Address the Four Aspects of Addiction

An Indian researcher may have the answer to tobacco addiction — perhaps the greatest killer in the world today. Although 60% of USA smokers say they would like to quit, only a few actually find the ‘ideal moment’ and the internal drive to undertake the process.

At least 43 of the 4,000 chemicals released into tobacco smoke are known carcinogens. Pulmonary cancer is the first disease we think about, but there are others including emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and oral diseases such as leucoplakia, laryngeal cancer, oral cancer and sub mucous fibrosa linked with the use of cigars and snuff (dipping) or chaw (chewing tobacco) as well as with cigarette smoking. Halitosis is also a symptom of tobacco use.

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Smoke-free Zones: Skyscanner Reveals Top Destinations for Smokers and Non-smokers

With “Worldwide No Tobacco Day” encouraging smokers around the globe to stub out their cigarettes, cheap airfare comparison site Skyscanner uncovers the best countries to visit their site to escape the smoke and countries where smokers may light up guilt-free.

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Electronic Cigarettes Encourage Social Interaction

A recent experiment carried out by the independent electronic cigarette review website, ElectronicCigaretteAdvisor has revealed that ‘smoking’ an e-cigarette can make it easier to get talking to members of the opposite sex when out in pubs, clubs and bars.

The experiment was conducted in Sydney, Australia by Peter Johnson, the founder of Electronic Cigarette Advisor, who admitted that the investigation was undertaken, “solely for entertainment purposes” as opposed to a proper scientific study, but added that he hoped his research would encourage current smokers to find out more about smoke-free e cigarettes.

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Brand New Free eBook Exposes How the Average Smoker Can Kick the Habit for Good by Controlling the Triggers and Cravings Using a Unique Method

“Can the common smoker throw away their cigarettes and avoid the nicotine trap that keeps pulling them back in?” asks Scott Young, author of the new free eBook “How I Finally Quit Smoking Permanently.”

“Yes, Of course they can!” claims Young, who shows people a simplified, easy to understand plan for how to stop smoking for good. Young goes on to say, “Many people would really enjoy the satisfaction of quitting smoking, but most people just don’t have the right knowledge and that is exactly what I am providing them with.”

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Electronic Cigarettes – A Great Gift For the Holidays

The holidays are here, and it is time to find the perfect gift for friends and loved ones. There are plenty of options to choose from this holiday season. There is a unique gift available if the person is a smoker. Electronic cigarettes make great gifts for any friend or family member that enjoy smoking, or are trying to quit. Shopping for e cigarettes is easy. They are inexpensive, and a clean, chemical free alternative that will last year round.

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Victory for Light Cigarette Smokers Tobacco Class Actions Certified Against Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds for Deceptive Marketing and Advertising Practices

The questions in dispute are whether the marketing and advertising practices of Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds violate the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act and whether the defendants’ cigarettes actually failed to deliver lower yields of tar and nicotine compared the regular Marlboros.

In Dayna Craft, et al vs. Philip Morris and Collora, Klipsch and Mueller, et al vs. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the Court designated plaintiffs counsel, Mark I. Bronson of Newman, Bronson & Wallis and Stephen M. Tillery of Carr Korein Tillery, from St. Louis, Missouri, Stephen A. Sheller, Esquire, of Philadelphia-based Sheller, Ludwig & Badey, P.C., and Gerson H. Smoger of Smoger & Associates from Dallas, Texas as class counsel.

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The Safe Cig founder Jon Deak announces the impact Steve Jobs had on the Electronic Cigarette Industry

Apple ignited the computer revolution in the 1970’s with the Apple II, 1980’s with Macintosh, and today with a new wave of portable devices including iPods, iPads, and iPhones among others. Jon Deak, founder of The Safe Cig, announced Steve Jobs influenced The Safe Cig with his visionary brand of technology, innovative ideas, and a desire for change.

The Safe Cig (founded in 2007) developed an alternative smoking device that eliminates tar, combustible byproducts, and deadly smoke from people’s lives. Deak set out to invite the brightest and best to assist in developing a product that would revolutionize the electronic cigarette industry.

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IPCPR Joins Missouri Tobacconists Against Proposed Cigarette Tax Increase – Again

Any tax increase on cigarettes would unfairly target the middle class and these are not times for tax increases, according to the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR). The group is supporting local small businesses and tobacconists against the proposed 2012 ballot initiative that would more than quintuple Missouri’s state cigarette tax by raising it 80 cents per pack.

Anti-tobacco groups sponsoring the measure must gather 90,000 signatures by May, 2012 to get their proposal on next year’s ballot. Similar proposals failed at the polls in 2002 and 2006.

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