Secondhand Smoke Testimony Thrown Out by SD Judge
A South Dakota circuit court judge ruled that the American Cancer Society couldn’t introduce research that indicated health risks posed from second hand smoke in court. This comes shortly after the American Cancer Society won a victory when they were able to get the 2009 SD legislature to ban smoking in many state establishments, including [...]
San Francisco Drug Stores to Continue Cigarette Ban
A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a ruling that disallowed the selling of cigarettes in any pharmacy that existed within the city limits. The 3 judge panel voted unanimously on the provision, stating that it did not ban cigarette advertising, just the sale of the product itself. The current ban, which [...]