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Supreme Court will decide if pot smokers can own guns

Boing Boing 24 Feb 2026
The post Supreme Court will decide if pot smokers can own guns appeared first on Boing Boing. .
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CHRNB3: People Carrying Rare Variants Of This Gene Are Far Less Likely To Be Heavy Smokers

IFL Science 24 Feb 2026
Tobacco is implicated in more than 7 million deaths per year, according to the World Health Organization, and that includes around 1.6 million non-smokers who die from second-hand smoke exposure.
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NZ continues giving free vapes to smokers despite low success rate

NewstalkZB 23 Feb 2026
Health New Zealand's free vape programme has given out more than seven thousand devices to smokers, despite Newstalk ZB ...
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SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE PROBLEM WITH 'TACTICAL ENTRYISM'

Dawn 22 Feb 2026
In February 2025, the National Citizens Party (NCP) was established by the prominent youth leaders of Bangladesh’s so-called ‘Gen-Z Revolution.’ ... The primary objective of the party was to transition young leaders into the parliament.
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Critics say tax on nicotine pouches would give smokers less reason to quit

Newsday 20 Feb 2026
ALBANY — A proposal from Gov. Kathy Hochul to tax nicotine pouches at the same rate as cigarettes and other traditional tobacco products is drawing opposition from groups that think it would disincentivize people from quitting smoking ... Sign up ... Newsday.
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How Medicare can help older smokers kick the habit

Review Journal 19 Feb 2026
Research shows that quitting smoking, even after age 65, greatly reduces your risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, osteoporosis and many other diseases ....
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SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE LINGERING OF ZOMBIE IDEOLOGIES

Dawn 15 Feb 2026
But Fukuyama completely ignored the sheer stubbornness of a dead idea. Failed ideologies do not simply pack up and leave ... To visualise this phenomenon, one might look at a modern day Labour Day rally ... This was bound to happen ... Think Qutb, think Maududi.
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Bengaluru techie's new AI gadget detects smoking, scolds smokers in public spaces

India Today 12 Feb 2026
Bengaluru techies new AI gadget detects smoking scolds smokers in public spaces ... .
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Bengaluru Techie Creates AI Device That Shames Public Smokers With Warning Sounds: ‘Do Paan Launchers ...

News18 12 Feb 2026
Pankaj, a Bengaluru techie, made an AI device to detect public smoking and play coughing and scolding sounds, sparking praise and debate online ....
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Bengaluru techie creates AI gadget to detect and shame public smokers; here’s how

The Times of India 12 Feb 2026
One user wrote, “That could be a great implementation, at least in places that have signs with no smoking areas, and people still do.”Another user clarified that the concern is not about judging smokers but about respecting public spaces.
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