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June 13, 2013
Join the Legacy New York Young Professionals for Our Summer Happy Hour
Located at Van Diemens. Drinks, appetizers, and friends await you. $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Click here to learn more.
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Are the Ingredients of Kitty Litter Being Used in Cigars?
June 4, 2013
Tobacco companies have a long history of adding all kinds of ingredients to their products. According to a report from Bloomberg News, Cheyenne International, a tobacco product manufacturer, has included a filter containing sepiolite, a clay material used in kitty litter, waste treatment and industrial cleaners into their so-called large cigars. Contents, such as sepiolite, are being incl...