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A long long time ago, when I traveled the country as I stand-up comic, I would occasionally find myself sharing the stage with a hypnotist. I often found it interesting how few people ever actually fell under their “spell.” If we were in a room…

From 1954 to 1999 one of the most recognizable individuals in advertising was the Marlboro Man. Due to the fact that the first filtered cigarettes were considered “feminine,” advertising agency Leo Burnett Worldwide created a series of TV and print ads featuring a Navy lieutenant…

It’s not a secret, at least not anymore, that tobacco comes with significant health risks, but are there also serious environmental consequences from the production of tobacco products?  While only about 1% of arable land is globally devoted to tobacco growth, much of that growth…

While we are seeing more news about the dangers of e-cigarettes, little has been studied regarding the issue of waste. E-cigarettes create electronic waste and the plastic in them ads to the overall problem of micro plastics in our environment. According to Nick Mallos, Sr.…

Our blogs usually look at the dangers of smoking, vaping and chewing tobacco from the standpoint of how it affects the user or how it affects those close to the user. This week I thought I’d just look at smoking from a slightly different angle.…

On May 16, 2020 Governor Tim Walz signed legislation raising the age to purchase tobacco products in Minnesota to 21. It might not seem like a huge change, but according to an article on the website www.tobaccofreekids.org, increasing the legal age for purchasing tobacco to…

In a recent segment on WESH TV, Orlando Florida, Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos of the Florida Tobacco Advisory Council, discussed the hazards of smoking and vaping and the CORONA-19 virus. It is already well documented that smoking is a health hazard, and a prime factor increasing…