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By Sarah Beller
Scientists are engineering tobacco plants to produce biofuels that could power airplanes, cars and trucks. MORE
Today's "National Kick Butts Day" encourages kids to stand up to the companies that want them to start smoking. MORE
Twelve tobacco firms have allegedly saved $1.1 billion by adding weight to their products. MORE
The "grassroots" movement was the calculated effort of tobacco companies to fight taxes and regulation, a study claims. MORE
European tobacconists protest new smoking regulations, court rejects bid to have marijuana reclassified, and yet another Dallas Cowboy busted for DUI. MORE
Cigarette companies may seek to branch out, thanks to marijuana's changing legal status. MORE
A US judge mandates humiliating "corrective statements" on cigarette packs and in the media. MORE
Mexican official claims drug war is working, France says "mais, non!" to legalizing pot, and '80s rocker Rick Springfield struggled with sex addiction. MORE
By Bryan Le
More than half of auto fatalities involve drinking, big tobacco shooting for a cancer-free cigarette, and Red Bull heir kills cop while driving drunk. MORE
Voters cast ballots on a divisive cigarette tax bill. The Fix reports from the polls. MORE
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