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Salem was launched in 1956 by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as the first filter-tipped Menthol cigarette. [1] [2] When the brand was introduced in 1956, Salem's slogan was "Take a puff, it's springtime" which was used for several years afterwards. [3] [4]
On February 4, 2009, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 was signed into law, which raised the federal tax rate for cigarettes on April 1, 2009 from $0.39 per pack to $1.01 per pack. [7] The increase was to help cover the cost of increased coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
By that time, Reynolds Co. was the top taxpayer in the state of North Carolina, paying $1 out of every $2.50 paid in income taxes in the state, and was one of the most profitable corporations in the world. [3] It made two-thirds of the cigarettes in the state. [3]
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The faceoffs between the Chiefs and Bills have become one of the highlights of the NFL schedule, and a playoff rematch could be ahead.
Effective January 1, 2004, California bill AB846 bans smoking within 20 feet (6.1 m) of the entrance or operable window of a public building ("public building" means a building owned and occupied, or leased and occupied, by the state, a county, a city, a city and county, or a California Community College district.)