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Friday, April 05, 2013  53-year-old man kiled in a fire in Bowling Green.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Ohio Board of Regents has recommended that all Ohio colleges and universities become smoke-free.

Monday, January 28, 2013  Older smokers could pay up to $5000 more per year.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  The procession of marijuana is officially legal in Washington State.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Those who have argued for decades that legalizing and taxing weed would be better than a costly, failed U.S. drug war have their chance to prove it.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  California city could touch off national trend.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  The federal tax hike signed by President Obama in 2009 has led to the decline of U.S. adult smokers.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 

Monday, July 23, 2012  Ohio higher education officials have voted unanimously to urge the state's public campuses to ban use of all tobacco products, both indoors and outdoors.

Friday, July 20, 2012  Ohio higher education officials plan a vote Monday urging the state's public campuses to ban tobacco use.  That would include BGSU, Kent State and Ohio State.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  A serious blow to opponents of Ohio's smoking ban.  The Ohio Supreme Court in an unanimous decision Wednesday ruled that the statewide smoking ban is constitutional.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  If you thought it was expensive to smoke in the United States, you may want to think again.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  Hopes to save on health-care costs.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  US Surgeon General: More work is needed to keep young people from using tobacco products

Thursday, February 02, 2012  A proposal to ban texting while driving in the Buckeye State appears dead for now but there's now word that one lawmaker wants to ban smoking in cars.