Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » smoking http://newstalk870.am Sat, 18 May 2013 04:41:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Gov. Inslee Doesn't Want Bars to Allow Smoking Marijuana http://newstalk870.am/would-you-go-to-a-bar-that-allows-marijuana-smokers-inslee-trying-to-stop-it/ http://newstalk870.am/would-you-go-to-a-bar-that-allows-marijuana-smokers-inslee-trying-to-stop-it/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:24:38 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=128670 According to the Associated Press, Gov. Jay Inslee wants the state Liquor Control Board to figure out how to stop the spread of bars that allow patrons to consume marijuana on site.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/would-you-go-to-a-bar-that-allows-marijuana-smokers-inslee-trying-to-stop-it/feed/ 0 (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images) Smokers Could be Priced Out of Health Insurance by Obamacare http://newstalk870.am/smokers-could-be-priced-out-of-health-insurance-by-obamacare/ http://newstalk870.am/smokers-could-be-priced-out-of-health-insurance-by-obamacare/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:30:50 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=119536 A little-known provision in the Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare) will allow insurance companies to charge premiums that are up to 50 percent higher for those who smoke.

Starting next Jan. 1,

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/smokers-could-be-priced-out-of-health-insurance-by-obamacare/feed/ 0 (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Marijuana Vending Machines Reportedly Coming to Washington State http://newstalk870.am/pot-vending-machines-reportedly-coming-to-washington-state-dude/ http://newstalk870.am/pot-vending-machines-reportedly-coming-to-washington-state-dude/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:33:52 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=114989 Move over Coke, Pepsi and Redbox -- there could be an entirely different kind of vending machine coming to our state before the end of the year.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/pot-vending-machines-reportedly-coming-to-washington-state-dude/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Medbox-thedispensingsolution.com) Here Are the 10 Most Broken New Years Resolutions http://newstalk870.am/10-most-broken-new-years-resolutions-one-of-yours/ http://newstalk870.am/10-most-broken-new-years-resolutions-one-of-yours/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:00:50 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=114262 Everybody, to some degree, has something they want to change in the coming year. Which resolutions are the hardest to keep?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/10-most-broken-new-years-resolutions-one-of-yours/feed/ 0 (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Tobacco Sales to Minors in Washington Skyrocketing – Why? http://newstalk870.am/tobacco-sales-to-minors-in-washington-skyrocketing-why/ http://newstalk870.am/tobacco-sales-to-minors-in-washington-skyrocketing-why/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:00:51 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=111738 Despite millions spent on anti-smoking campaigns tobacco sales to minors are at the highest levels in years.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/tobacco-sales-to-minors-in-washington-skyrocketing-why/feed/ 0 (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) What ?!? Dutch Can't Smoke Pot In School Anymore? http://newstalk870.am/what-dutch-cant-smoke-pot-in-school-anymore/ http://newstalk870.am/what-dutch-cant-smoke-pot-in-school-anymore/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:16:12 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=111655 So how will students get through those long science lectures now?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/what-dutch-cant-smoke-pot-in-school-anymore/feed/ 0 (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Franklin County Judge Overrules State On Cigarette Tax http://newstalk870.am/franklin-county-judge-overrules-state-on-cigarette-tax/ http://newstalk870.am/franklin-county-judge-overrules-state-on-cigarette-tax/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:00:15 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=73966 A Franklin County Judge has gone over the State of Washington, and agreed with several cigarette shop vendors who say a new tax on 'roll-your-own' products is in violation of state law.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/franklin-county-judge-overrules-state-on-cigarette-tax/feed/ 0 (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) Should Smoking Be Banned in Bars? — Survey of the Day http://newstalk870.am/smoking-banned-bars-survey-of-the-day/ http://newstalk870.am/smoking-banned-bars-survey-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:00:39 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=73189 It wasn’t that long ago that smoking was as synonymous with bars as alcohol and questionable decisions. However, over the last decade, more and more states and local government are banning cigarettes from saloons.

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