Claim: Newport developed marijuana cigarettes which will be available for purchase "next year.
Verdict: REFUTES

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title: Newport (cigarette)
text: which would be available for purchase in 2017. In November 2016, TMZWorldNews published an article reporting that the cigarette brand Newport planned to introduce marijuana cigarettes dubbed the ""Newport Nirvana"". However, Snopes reported that TMZWorldNews is a fake news site appropriating the name of popular gossip site TMZ. None included a disclaimer warning readers its content consisted entirely of falsehoods. Newport cigarettes come in several varieties: Full Flavor, Medium, and Lights. In the United States, in June 2010, "Medium" and "Lights" were re-branded into "Blue" and "Gold" respectively. On the box, the words "Menthol Box" for shorts and "Menthol Box

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: the logo from Newport. In 2006, Lorillard and Nike sued graphic designer Ari Saal Forman after he released his Ari Menthol 10s shoes, which combined the design of the Nike Air Force 1 with Newport's spinnaker and colors. According to Forman, the shoes were "dedicated to the two brands who have taken the most and given the least." As a result of the lawsuit, Forman is not legally allowed to own a pair of Menthol 10s. In December 2016, it was reported that R.J. Reynolds would start selling Marijuana cigarettes called ""Newport Nirvana"". However, Newport did not develop Marijuana cigarettes

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: Newport (cigarette) Newport is an American brand of menthol cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The brand was originally named for the seaport of Newport, Rhode Island. It is the best-selling brand of menthols in the United States. Newport was originally launched in 1957 by the Lorillard Tobacco Company. The cigarette originated within Ireland and was introduced to the culture mostly for the male drinkers of the time. The spinnaker present on all packs since the late 1950s is meant to capitalize on the association with sailing. Newport Cigarettes are traditionally shipped via barge

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: Full Flavor and Lights were sold in United States during the mid- to late 1990s, possibly as late as 2002; however, they were discontinued until November 2010 in which they re-released them in order to keep up with the non-menthol cigarette smokers in America. The packs are identical in design to standard menthol Newports except the turquoise-colored area is red on the Full Flavors and mustard-yellow on the Lights. Newport Slim 120s (introduced 1998), Newport "Stripes" and Newport "M-Blend" were other varieties that have also been discontinued. In some Latin American markets, such as tourist areas of the Dominican Republic,

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: pleasure aspect of these campaigns weighs an important part of youth targeting, portraying Newports as fun and enjoyable and, subconsciously, sexy and sexual. Newport is mainly sold in the United States, but also was or still is sold in Antigua British Virgin Islands, Luxembourg, Finland and Singapore. A lawsuit against the Lorillard Tobacco Company alleged that in the late 1960s, company vans were used to make regular trips to housing projects where free Newport cigarettes were given to children. Evidence showed that the deceased plaintiff died of lung cancer, but that she started smoking at age nine after receiving free

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: British American Tobacco has released some limited edition varieties and outer packagings including: In July 2017, R.J. Reynolds announced they would introduce new flavors called Newport Platinum. It woul be released in two variants: Newport Platinum (King Size and 100s) and Newport Platinum Blue (also King Size and 100s). Newport (cigarette) Newport is an American brand of menthol cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The brand was originally named for the seaport of Newport, Rhode Island. It is the best-selling brand of menthols in the United States. Newport was originally launched in 1957 by

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: 100s" for 100s were replaced simply with "Cigarettes." Each variety is sold in 85mm soft packs (king size), 80mm hard packs (box), and 100mm soft and hard packs. They are available in standard packs of 20 cigarettes, as well as the more unusual 25s, containing 25 cigarettes. Prior to the signing of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement in the late 1990s, they were sold in packs of ten as well. Due to the FDA Tobacco Regulations, the terms "Full Flavor," "Medium," "Light," "Mild" and "Ultra Light" have been discontinued. New names for Newport Cigarettes are as follows: Non-menthol Newports in

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: lounges for $1 per pack. Reynolds had set aside $50 million for such initiatives in 2016. A study from the Stanford University School of Medicine had discovered that menthol cigarette manufacturers created very direct marketing campaigns designed to attract young black smokers. Far from being a catchall effort, Reuters says these campaigns were concerted attacks on African-American teens: ""A recent analysis of the data found school neighborhoods were increasingly likely to have lower prices and more advertising for Newport cigarettes as the proportion of African-American students rose. The same was true of neighborhoods with higher proportions of children aged 10

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: Public Health report indicated that Newports alongside unfiltered Camel cigarettes contained the highest levels of nicotine in cigarettes on the market. In the following six years, Lorillard Tobacco increased the amount of nicotine in Newports by 10%. On July 15, 2014 Reynolds American offered to buy the Lorillard tobacco company for $27.4 billion. As a result of the completion of this merger on June 12, 2015, the Newport brand is now property of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Newports comprise about 35 percent of menthol cigarette sales in the U.S. It is the most popular mentholated cigarette brand sold in the

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: that Newport was the brand of choice for nearly 60% of black smokers. In September of 2016, it was reported that R.J. Reynolds was specifically targeting black teenagers and young adults to sell Newport cigarettes. Reynolds American Inc., the parent firm that owns Newport, was pushing the brand on people in their 20s — with pop-ups at music festivals like Las Vegas' Electric Daisy Carnival, a notorious destination for teen-partiers, which was recently pressured to raise its age requirements. Dubbed ""Newport Pleasure Lounges"", the air-conditioned party trucks were replete with games like digital darts. Newports could be purchased in these

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: Newport cigarettes near the black playground in Boston. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld $35 million of damages against Lorillard Tobacco Company while reversing other issues of damages. In the 1960s, Lorillard specifically targeted African Americans to sell Newport cigarettes. Lorillard increased its African American market budget by 87% over 1968 due to increased efforts marketing its menthol cigarette, Newport, to the African American market. Government surveys in 2011 revealed that menthol cigarettes dominated 30% of the overall market, and over 80% of black smokers prefer menthol as opposed to 22% of non-Hispanic white smokers. In 2016, it was reported

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: on the market. Because of this, Newports have gained a commanding share of the African-American market; a 2005 survey stated that 49.5% of all cigarette sales to African-Americans were Newport cigarettes. Newport is now the second best selling cigarette brand in the United States since 1996, trailing only Altria's Marlboro brand. A 2004 study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that the percentage of teen Newport smokers doubled between 1989 and 1996. Researcher Karen Gerlach indicated that Newports made the most significant progress with the Hispanic and White American teen markets in those years. A 1998 Massachusetts Department of

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: United States since 1993. Lorillard advertised Newport in various ways. TV advertisements were created in the 1960s and 1970s to promote the brand. Once TV adverts were banned in the United States, Lorillard advertised the brand through poster advertisements. The Newport ads in this theme range from 1980 to present day and feature the ""Newport Pleasure"" or ""Alive with Pleasure"" campaign slogans. The latter slogan provides the viewer with a subconscious health claim the viewer immediately relates life and living with smoking, which pushes thoughts of death and tobacco-related disease away from the forefront of the viewers' thoughts. Additionally, the

title: Newport (cigarette)
text: from the factory in Newport, Kentucky down the Ohio River and out to the rest of the country. The original Newport had a white filter and a hint of mint; both were gone in 1969 and thus the white filter was replaced by a standard filter. The Newport Classic full flavor cigarettes were promoted for many years as a cigarette that allows you to ""Enjoy a full flavor menthol, without drowning out pure tobacco taste"". In the mid-1980s, Newport began an advertising campaign that targeted African Americans in urban areas. In two years, Newport became the fifth most popular cigarette

title: Old Gold (cigarette)
text: of Lorillard $14.8 million budget had gone to Old Gold. In 1958, it introduced Old Gold Straights with reduced tar and nicotine levels with a campaign from L&N in newspapers in more than 140 markets and on radio and TV. In 1966, Lorillard spent $36.4 million advertising its products, with Kent the most heavily advertised at $15.5 million. Almost half of the Kent money went to network TV. Runner-up media included magazines, spot TV and spot radio. Lorillard's No. 2 cigarette brand in terms of spending was Newport, its chief menthol entry. Measured media spending for Newport in 1965 exceeded

title: Salem (cigarette)
text: are blended with Asian menthol rather than the traditional mainstream menthol. In 2015, Salem was sold to Imperial Tobacco Group as a divestiture during Reynolds' acquisition of Lorillard Tobacco Company. In 1982, Salem rebranded their product toward a younger demographic and launched a new campaign called ""Salem Spirit"". The new campaign served to rival Newport's ongoing efforts targeting youth and attempted to steal Kool's declining young customer base. In Salem Spirit, groups of young men and women bond together over fun, youthful activities, ranging from sledding and hot air ballooning to picnicking and frolicking in the ocean. Internal R.J. Reynolds

title: M. Teresa Paiva-Weed
text: was re-visited in 2014 after the Newport City Council rejected the proposal locally and for the second time. She cited the growth of neighboring casino projects as part of her reasoning In early 2015, Paiva Weed was quoted as being both open-minded but concerned regarding the movement to end cannabis prohibition in the State. She went further to say "Revenue is something that always gets people's attention. However I believe that the decision to legalize marijuana should be made in conjunction with law enforcement and our health officials and not be revenue driven". M. Teresa Paiva-Weed M. Teresa Paiva-Weed (born

title: Newport Jazz Festival
text: to Newport, partly to preserve the Newport Jazz Festival legacy and to protect his interest in the Newport Jazz Festival name. Arrangements with the title sponsor of the Newport Jazz Festival-New York had seen that festival promoted as the "Kool Jazz Festival". It is notable that Kool cigarettes are a product of R.J. Reynolds', a competitor of the Lorillard Tobacco Company's, whose equivalent product is called Newport cigarettes. Newport, now quite keen to tourism, was extremely receptive to the resumption of its Newport Jazz Festival. The festival was immediately successful upon returning to Newport, although no longer quite the draw

title: Tobacco marketing targeting African Americans
text: 42% of black adults smoke Newport, while 84% of young African-Americans smoke this brand as well. African-Americans are the top consumer of all menthol products. Some products were made just for African-American consumers such as Marlboro Menthol Shorts, which were advertised as being "exquisitely designed for the African-American lung." Kool began using hip-hop brands with popular DJ's emblazoned on packs of Kool Menthol Caribbean Chill to entice minorities. During the period of 1995-1999, tobacco companies sponsored at least 2733 events, programs, and organizations throughout the United States. The minimum total funding of these sponsorships was $365.4 million. The sponsorships involved

title: Animal Rights Militia
text: tackle shop as a customer tried on a jacket, accidentally discovering the cigarette packet explosive. The police were called and seized the jacket for forensic tests, alerting all other fishing tackle shops in the island. However four further devices had been planted in Ryde and Newport, with the next one found in Halfords, a subsidiary of Boots, that was detonated in a controlled explosion. The three remaining devices then ignited in the early hours of the morning, setting ablaze two leather shops and an Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) shop, as a hundred firefighters attended to the fires. Throughout the