The Irish Government has approved legislation to increase the minimum legal age for the sale of tobacco products to 21. Ireland's Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced on Tuesday, June 25, that the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024 will now be brought forward for enactment. The measure has been...

Irish Government approves legislation to raise legal age to purchase tobacco

Can the industry that hooked us on Camels, Pall Malls, and Lucky Strikes change its stripes?. On Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Reynolds American is launching a new line of nicotine-free flavored vapes. It’s just the industry’s latest attempt to undergo a conscious uncoupling from the addictive chemical that keeps consumers coming back in the first place.

Reynolds American Launches a Nicotine-Free Vape Line

For decades, people have been trying to figure out how to create a cigarette without many of the downsides. Cigarettes sans the things that make smoking the biggest cause of preventable death in America like tar, carcinogens, etc. Cigarette companies tried to create “safe,” combustion-free smoking devices as far back...

Backfired: The Vaping Wars

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Oregon State

Recreational marijuana is legal in 24 states, with all but Virginia allowing licensed sales. Prices in these states vary substantially. Among these states, the average price of marijuana and marijuana products varies significantly, with some states having averages more than double those of others. Using data compiled by state regulatory...

These 5 States Have the Cheapest Legal Recreational Marijuana Prices

Birmingham Hospice is looking to cut staff and inpatient beds due to rising costs.

Hospice cuts will be 'agonising for families'

The alarm was raised when an empty motorboat was spotted on the water.

Man dies after being pulled from lake

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court took up an e-cigarette case Tuesday, weighing Food and Drug Administration decisions blocking the marketing of sweet flavored products amid a surge in vaping by young people. The FDA is appealing a lower court ruling siding with vape companies who argue the FDA unfairly denied...

Supreme Court to weigh whether regulators were heavy handed with flavored e-cigarette products

The message in the car windscreen says "please do 20 before another pet is killed".

Cat's death sparks speed message from pet owner

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

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The zodiac signs that are perceived as lazy are those who are prone to procrastination. Such individuals love to work at their own pace and sometimes delay the delivery of assignments or tasks. People who love their comfort zone are sometimes seen as lazy people since their work rate is not as high as others.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Lazy

Delaware State

Delaware's Wackiest Laws: A Look at the State's Quirky Legal Code. In Delaware, restaurants are prohibited from serving margarine unless they explicitly inform customers that it's not butter. This law, dating back to when margarine was considered an inferior substitute, aims to protect consumers from being misled about the true nature of its spread.

5 Wackiest Laws in The State of Delaware

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Police are appealing for any information about the crash on the A146 at Stockton.

Motorcyclist in his 50s killed in crash with car

South Dakota State

As of today, several varieties of intoxicating hemp products are illegal to sell or produce in the state of South Dakota. That doesn’t necessarily put them out of reach for South Dakotans. It also doesn’t mean death for the market in alternative intoxicants that’s emerged across South Dakota and...

Law banning sale of some near-pot products takes effect, but won’t prevent every legal high

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Swan Valley, ID

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With catastrophic damage to the Teton Pass corridor, commuters and tourists are now forced to take a longer route from Idaho to/from Jackson Hole, WY. The new commute through Swan Valley may help shed some light on this small but vibrant community that is often overlooked.

Where to Stop in Swan Valley with Teton Pass Closure and Road ReRoute

Legislation in the United States House of Representatives that would deschedule marijuana and facilitate expungements has gained three new sponsors. Yesterday, Congressmembers Lee Summer (D-PA), Frank Mrvan (D-IN) and Gregorio Casar (D-TX) joined as a cosponsor to the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. This brings the total number of sponsors to 92. The SAFE Banking Act is the only marijuana-related bill in US Congress with more sponsors (124).

US House Bill to Decriminalize and Deschedule Marijuana Gains 3 New Sponsors, Now Has 92

Gloucestershire Police said the crash happened on the B4070 in Birdlip shortly after 05:30 BST.

Arrest after man dies in crash

Illinois State

ESPN Quad Cities

Can your kids hang out at home by themselves this summer?

Here’s The Legal Age You Can Leave Your Kids Home Alone In Illinois

Yasmin Adams was confined to her cell and appeared "unsettled" prior to her death.

Prison shower changes ordered after woman's death

A man has been arrested after driving on the A1 at six times over the legal drink- drive limit. Lincolnshire Police said they received reports of a car being driven erratically near Grantham on Sunday. Officers located the car at Gonerby Moor service station. The 38-year-old driver was taken into...

Driver six times over drink-drive limit

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MHKs to consider bid to tighten tobacco sale laws

A committee will consider proposals for a bill to strengthen restrictions on tobacco product...

MHKs to consider bid to tighten tobacco sale laws

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