Article: Cultural norms and political mobilization: accounting for local and state-level liquor laws, 1907-1919.

Article: Smoking Ban Proponents See Hope in New Session; O'Malley ...
The Washington Post;  December 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... stalled at the State House, where lawmakers representing tobacco farmers or Baltimore barkeeps have resisted a statewide prohibition. But with key legislative leaders starting to warm to the idea and the departure next month of a governor opposed ...

Article: Marijuana look-alike marked for statewide ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  May 28, 2000 ;     700+ words ...SPRINGFIELD - They are thin, tightly rolled cigarettes that resemble marijuana joints - and have become a hit among some teens. Bidis, pronounced "beedies," are small Indian-imported cigarettes that are sold over-the-counter. Although already regulated like other tobacco products, a measure passed

Article: Smoking Ban's Fate Hazy in Md.; Statewide ...
The Washington Post;  December 5, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Despite a wave of success on the local level, the effort to extend a restaurant smoking ban across Maryland faces a tough road as tobacco lobbyists and health groups rev up sophisticated campaigns to influence the measure, lawmakers say. Both the smoking ban and a proposed increase in the tobacco

Article: PIERCE COUNTY'S INDOOR SMOKING BAN LIFTED PROPOSED ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  January 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: ANGELA GALLOWAY AND JEFFREY M. BARKER P-I reporters A Pierce County judge yesterday tossed out that county's 3-week-old ban on indoor smoking - and a similar statewide proposal appears to be on its last breath. Superior Court Judge Ronald Culpepper ruled yesterday that the county's health

Article: Brookline considers trans fat ban - Town could lead way for ...
The Boston Globe;  May 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ...In the latest effort to squeeze cholesterol-boosting trans fats off the menu, Brookline will consider banning the nutritional villain from restaurants and schools. If the measure passes at a May 29 town meeting, Brookline would be the first Bay State municipality to ban trans fats. Its 200

Article: BAN ON PUBLIC SMOKING PROPOSED BUT LEGISLATORS DOUBT THAT A ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  February 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Byline: KYLE ARNOLD P-I reporter OLYMPIA -- After several failed attempts to ban indoor smoking in public places, legislators still aren't ready to call it quits. Rep. Joe McDermott, D-Seattle, revived a proposal for a ban on indoor smoking in public places last week. McDermott, who saw a similar

Article: Business Owners, Health Advocates Face Off at Hearing; Assembly ...
The Washington Post;  March 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Health concerns and economic interests clashed yesterday as Maryland lawmakers heard testimony on a long-debated bill to make restaurants and bars across the state smoke-free. The measure would prohibit patrons from lighting up in restaurants and bars, the only public places that were exempted from