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It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law.

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By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM Philip Morris International, maker of Marlboro and other cigarettes for sale overseas, has agreed to buy a Swedish company's South African snuff and pipe tobacco operations for 1.75 billion South African rand, or roughly $222 million.Philip Morris International Inc.

Will smokers continue to be able to light up in bars or is the smoking lamp finally going to be turned off? That's the question that South Dakota's Secretary of State Chris Nelson will have to decide.

Athens - Wielding high fines, Greece's health ministry on Wednesday launched a nationwide smoking ban - the third this decade - in a bid to eliminate the habit in Europe's most nicotine-addicted nation.

The Food and Drug Administration will require two smoking-cessation drugs, Chantix and Zyban, to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts.

Dartmouth researchers have determined that movie characters who smoke, regardless of whether they are "good guys" or "bad guys," influence teens to try smoking.

Florida's 2.6 million smokers will wake up to a new reality Wednesday, as the cost of a pack of cigarettes zoomed up another dollar as a result of a tax increase.

The program ran out of money earlier this year, making the free four-week supplies unavailable in May and June.

Most of us know someone who's been affected by cancer. That's why the June E. Nylen Center encourages people to take part in their "Race for Hope." More>> Associated Press - July 1, 2009 12:24 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - Supporters of Iowa's indoor smoking ban are crediting the year-old law for decreasing the number of Iowans who smoke.

A bill banning smoking in all public areas including restaurants, hotels and recreational areas will go before the House plenum next Thursday, July 9. The bill was discussed at the House Health Committee today and political parties will position themselves on it during an emergency committee meeting on Monday.

Europe's most nicotine-addicted nation adopted a new public smoking ban Wednesday in a bid to stub out the Greek habit of lighting up practically everywhere.

The Food and Drug Administration will require two smoking-cessation drugs, Chantix and Zyban, to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts.

Giving up smoking is one of the toughest and best things you can do for your health.

Federal regulators are still investigating the safety of Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix , a probe that began last year after thousands of patients reported blackouts and other problems.

Online genetic testing for lung cancer appears to offer some benefits to patients, according to U.S. researchers who evaluated the use of an online test among 44 smokers.

Greece, Europe's heaviest-smoking nation, introduces a tobacco ban in public places on July 1, its third attempt in a decade to stamp out the country's love affair with cigarettes.

A charity in the Saudi capital Riyadh has come up with a novel incentive to encourage young men to quit smoking - an all-expenses-paid wedding.

Smokers will pay an additional $1 tax on a pack of cigarettes under one of 65 new state laws going into effect this week.

Next month, smokers, campers, drivers and boaters will dig deeper into their pockets to pay for the services New Hampshire will provide residents in an $11.5 billion budget passed Wednesday.