Britist American Tobacco Uganda Says Profit More Than Doubles (Bloomberg) - March 12 (Bloomberg) -- British American Tobacco Plc’s Ugandan unit said full-year profit more than doubled after export volumes and the quality of the green leaf improved.

Tobacco suit goes to jury for verdict (The Gainesville Sun) - By Diane Chun Staff writer The case brought by the widow of a Gainesville-area man against the tobacco corporation went to the jury late Thursday afternoon after 10 days of testimony.

Blazer fails tobacco compliance check (The Wahpeton Daily News) - On Feb. 9 and 18, the Breckenridge Police Department and Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office conducted tobacco compliance checks. Underage buyers assisted law enforcement with the checks. Seven of the eight establishments that sell tobacco products passed the check.

Court: Tobacco ads misleading? (New Haven Register) - A Vermont judge Thursday determined that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. misled customers by advertising its Eclipse cigarettes as a more healthful alternative to other brands.

Māori SIDS confronts tobacco giant (Scoop.co.nz) - Māori SIDS presented 60 pairs of babies booties to the parliamentary tobacco inquiry, a challenging and stark representation of innocent babies who die of SIDS per year, with two thirds being Māori. “Maori babies are dying at a rate that cannot be ...

Tomball Regional Medical Center to become tobacco-free (The Potpourri) - On June 1, Tomball Regional Medical Center will become a tobacco-free campus as part of an initiative to promote healthier lifestyles.

Legacy(SM) Case for Tobacco Funds to be Heard by Ohio Supreme Court (redOrbit) - Two-Year Long Battle For Tobacco Prevention And Cessation Programs To Be Determined by Highest Court WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Ohio Supreme Court has made the decision to hear the appeal in Legacy's case seeking to preserve tobacco funds and the life-saving tobacco control programs they support in Ohio.

'Head shops' the target of bill limiting the sale of pipes to tobacco shops (The Palm Beach Post) - 'Head shops' the target of bill limiting the sale of pipes to tobacco shops

Malawi Minimum Tobacco Price Cut 7%, Tobacco Commission Says (Bloomberg) - March 11 (Bloomberg) -- The minimum price paid to tobacco producers in Malawi , Africa’s largest producer of the burley variety, has been reduced by 7 percent as the cost of producing the leaf fell, the Tobacco Control Commission said.

Tobacco industry needs to be honest (Scoop.co.nz) - Asthma Foundation News Release Asthma Foundation: ‘tobacco industry needs to be honest about tobacco licensing’ 12 March 2010