The idea seems simple enough. Preserve all the rituals of smoking: Light up a cigarette, inhale the smoke, including the nasty stuff that can kill you, and exhale.
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The Beginning of a Frightening New Era in North Carolina
I’ve always been intentional about distinguishing myself as “from New Orleans” rather than “from Louisiana.” I am ashamed to be from Louisiana, a state that has passed one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation. A ban that doesn’t even allow exceptions for rape and incest
North Carolina Lawmakers Take First Steps to Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables, CBD Products
“When I started naively, I thought I just wanted to make sure that a 10-year-old kid can’t walk into a smoke shop and buy some of these products,” Rep. Jeff McNeely told members of a House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
Vegas Golden Knights Win First Stanley Cup
The Vegas Golden Knights are winners! In a dazzling display of passes, Mark Stone’s hat trick, and exuberant goal celebrations, they clinched their first-ever Stanley Cup with a resounding 9-3 victory over the battered and fatigued Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.
3 Ways to Use ChatGPT to Help Students Learn – and Not Cheat
Since ChatGPT can engage in conversation and generate essays, computer codes, charts and graphs that closely resemble those created by humans, educators worry students may use it to cheat.
The Ugly Side of Beauty: Chemicals in Cosmetics Threaten College-Age Women’s Reproductive Health
Walk through the personal care aisles of your local store and you’ll see dozens of products that promise to soften your skin, make you smell better, extend your lashes, decrease wrinkling, tame your curly hair, or even semi-permanently change the color of your lips, hair or skin.
How to Spend $1 billion to Improve North Carolina’s Mental Health System
The state House has developed a wide-ranging plan to pay for mental health needs with part of the $1.7 billion federal ‘signing bonus’ the state expects to receive for expanding Medicaid.
Proposal to Authorize Video Gambling Machines Draws Mixed Reviews in State House Committee
Representative Harry Warren (R-Rowan) has been trying for more than a decade to address the proliferation of video gambling machines that can be found in bars, restaurants and “sweepstakes parlors” across the state.
North Carolina’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.4 Percent
Recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released both national and state unemployment and jobs data from April.
Architect of Bill Mandating History and Civics Course Surprised by Resistance
When House Bill 96 was filed back in February, it didn’t initially get a lot of attention.